High school can be a tough place to keep a secret. After all, there's almost always someone around who can engage in some stealthy eavesdropping. Even if your friends are good at sealing their lips, gossip still manages to seep out and run rampant through the halls. This makes gushing about that hot guy or girl you're into a bit dangerous. So how can you ensure that your feelings stay between just you and your friends? We recommend using a secret code name for your crush.
Trust us, after years of experience in covert ops, we can guarantee that this tactic works. And while generally spies don't share their strategies, we're willing to break the rules for you. But how will you come up with an indecipherable crush code name? Glad you asked.
Animal + Celebrity
This one's pretty straightforward: What animal does your crush look like? What celebrity? Write those two down and then combine them, using parts of each word to come up with some new, hybrid animarity. Like...
Beagle + Justin Timberlake = Beagerlake
Giraffe + Chace Crawford = Girford
Rabbit + Taylor Swift = Swiftbit
Turtle + Joe Jonas = Jortle
Your last (or only) encounter
Your crush may not know your name, but you remember every single time you've come within 5 feet of him or her. In fact, you probably keep a log of all your close encounters, which will come in handy for this secret code name approach. If your last meeting was...
...at the water fountain, your codename could be "dribble."
...near your locker, when your crush was dawdling on the way to class and chatting with friends, your codename could be your locker number.
...during the fire drill when you were lucky enough to be trailing only a few feet behind your crush on the way out of the building, your codename could be "Drill Sergeant."
...at a sporting event when you were working the snack stand and your crush bought some candy, your code name could be "Twizzlers" (or whatever item your crush purchased).
Your favorite literary character
Dig deep into your library of literary characters and think about their trademark characteristics. Is there anyone who has similarities to your crush? For instance, if your crush...
...is brooding, call him "Heathcliff" (from Wuthering Heights).
...has a super crazy ex, call him or her "Rochester" (from Jane Eyre).
...has become suddenly wealthy, or has a fondness for jazz music, call him "Gatsby" (from The Great Gatsby).
...is a twin, call her "Viola" (from Twelfth Night).
...seems like a jerk, but you suspect he's got some redeeming qualities, call him "Darcy" (from Pride and Prejudice).
Random Choices
If the previous approaches don't fit your completely unique and incomparable crush, or you're highly paranoid about people decoding your secret name, here are some other options:
Have you ever created a secret code name for your crush? What's your method?
Related Post: Take Your Fictional Love Public
By: Katie_Rolnick
Topics: School
Tags: crushes, code names
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