Crush is a form of attraction. According to author E. Hurlock, crush is "the love of an adolescent toward an older
member of the same or opposite sex" (as cited in Kapunan, 1971, p. 85). This type of attraction encompasses "a
transfer of affection from the parents to either a teacher or an older classmate (Kapunan, 1971, p. 85). This is
why in adolescence, crushes to older individuals are common. The usual bases of crush are the traits which the
adolescents view as nice, ideal, or admirable. The following are the two types of crush: