A very special liking that a boy may have for a girl (or the other way round)—you’d say, “He ________ her.” Or, “She ________ him.”
This question was slightly altered from the 1965–70 question.
| HAS A CRUSH ON | 18 |
| IS HOT FOR | 11 |
| IS CRAZY ABOUT | 8 |
| HAS GOT A CRUSH ON | 6 |
| IS SWEET ON | 5 |
| LOVES | 5 |
| IS STUCK ON | 3 |
| LIKES | 3 |
| HAS THE HOTS | 1 |
| HE’S GOT A CRUSH ON HER | 1 |
| HOOKED | 1 |
| IS FOND OF | 1 |
| IS SO IN LOVE | 1 |
| IS TAKEN WITH | 1 |
| LOST HIS HEART TO | 1 |
| SWEET ON | 1 |
| WHIPPED BY | 1 |
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