One distinction between a crush and love is that a crush belongs to you. A crush is relatively safe. You are not required to take action. A crush, in some ways, allows you to keep love at a distance, right?

I'm convinced that this is why many people, for example, crush on celebrities or fictional characters, or display a poster or screen saver of them, because as long as you have this crush, you don't have to act on it. You don't have to go out there and be wounded by love, or worse, become the person who wounds others.

In this sense, a crush is similar to a safety blanket. You can go about your day while enjoying the idea of love without having to confront the dangers of love.