“Here’s a scenario. I’ll run it by you and you can see what you think. Let’s say, for the sake of argument, Eleanor, that you had developed a crush on this man. These sorts of feelings are generally a sort of emotional ‘trial run’ for a real relationship. They’re very intense. Does that sound reasonable, plausible so far?” I stared at her. “So,” she went on, “there you were, quite enjoying your crush, feeling the feelings.
