Regarding your second story...
...I've been there.

The trouble is that you build her up so much that the reality could never compete. Maybe that's sour grapes, but it's still best left as a nice distraction while you're doing something boring. Office fantasy, anyone?

Besides, if you ever got involved with someone in those circumstances, you'd have to keep it to yourself that you had admired her from afar for, (in your example) 18 months as it's more likely she'd find that creepy than sweet!
(Guizmeaux, Thu 31 Jan 2008, 18:26, Reply)