Twice Shy

by Sarah Hogle

Nothing good ever comes from a crush.

will not jeopardize my peace, my dream career, for a man.

This is the trouble with crushes. You begin to doubt whether they’re reciprocated, even if on paper the signs are all there. If I ever get married, I think I’ll be wondering all the way down the aisle if the wedding’s an elaborate prank and the groom will say Gotcha! at the end. I can’t trust my own judgment here.