Amanda Peterson’s tragic passing has oddly brought back fond
memories for me. In the last week stars have been tweeting about how she was
their first crush and reminiscing about their younger days. I too gazed at Can’t Buy Me Love with stars in my eyes.
My heart didn’t beat faster for Amanda, though she was certainly a cute girl. Oh
no, I only had eyes for Patrick Dempsey. That’s right, I loved McDreamy long
before he ever set foot in Seattle Grace. His dark curly hair, bird chest and
all around nerdiness made my heart go pitter pat. I even insisted my mother take me to Can’t Buy Me Love on opening weekend just
so I could get my fill of Patrick.
He wasn’t my first crush though, no that title belongs to
Robby Benson—remember him? Well, I do and just thinking about him still makes
me feel squiggly inside. Remembering his awe-shucks smile is all I need to be
thrown back into my younger days. And that’s what crushes of yesteryear do,
they make us feel young again. I was sad
to learn of Amanda’s death, she died far too young. But in my mind she’ll always
be young, beautiful and somebody’s
crush.
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