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<h2>High school romance can be a dramatic whirlwind of PDA in the hallway, post-breakup tears in the gym bathroom, or staring at your crush from across the Algebra II classroom and never working up the courage to ask them out...</h2><p>Sweaty hand-holding, the chaos of prom, &quot;watching a movie&quot; in your parents&#39; basement as an excuse to cuddle under a blanket and then getting grounded for having the door closed--navigating a high school crush can be a beautifully awkward journey. While the majority of high school relationships don&#39;t make it into adulthood, most people never forget their first true love.</p><p>Whether it was an intense Romeo and Juliet-style teen connection or an unspoken crush from afar, sometimes it&#39;s fun to check in on your old flames. The artsy theater kids reciting sad poems in Goth makeup sometimes grow up to be lawyers, or the jocks who fell naked off the beer pong table become parents of six kids. Or, if you&#39;ve been holding a candle for your teen crush sometimes a simple search on social media can remind you that you seriously dodged a bullet...</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>So, when a <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/n0ewly/hows_your_high_school_crush_doing_these_days/">Reddit</a> user asked, &quot;How&#39;s your high school crush doing these days?&quot; people were ready to share surprising, funny, or weird updates on their high school sweethearts.</p><h2>1.</h2><blockquote> <p>Still rich and now living in Paris - SabreCross19K</p> </blockquote><h2>2.</h2><blockquote> <p>Currently in prison for insurance fraud on some of her vehicles and attempted murder on an ex-boyfriend and indecent exposure for running around naked while drunk off her a*s waving around a knife - flamingtrucker94</p> </blockquote><h2>3.</h2><blockquote> <p>The first girl I was super into got real weird and the second girl I was super into I married.- gaybatman75-6</p> </blockquote><h2>4.</h2><blockquote> <p>She gets home from work around 5.</p> <p> </p> <p>... I mean that as we&#39;re married. I haven&#39;t been stalking her for years lol - Olorin919</p> </blockquote><h2>5.</h2><blockquote> <p>Looks like she&rsquo;s doing ok, at least according to her instagram. She has a beautiful looking dog. Also she got a mullet. - ohsweetgold</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>6.</h2><blockquote> <p>First one: Has a kid and moved to Florida. Married to a 40yo man. She&rsquo;s 26</p> <p>Second one: Has a kid. Still lives in town. (Saw her again recently. Still nice) Has her sh*t together.</p> <p>Third one: Was set to be married but called it off. She used me as a break bf to go back to almost marry her ex. Now she&rsquo;s a nurse. - Kanden_27</p> </blockquote><h2>7.</h2><blockquote> <p>Graduated 7 years ago. She reached out to me last year after not speaking for 6 years to tell me she loved me too and wanted me back in her life. I ignored. The story between us is quite lengthy, but yea. Even though I still have every bit of the feelings I had for her back then, it wouldn&#39;t have been smart going back. - lineman77</p> </blockquote><h2>8.</h2><blockquote> <p>Sitting 5 feet away from me in the home office. She became a lawyer, as she told me back in high school. I&rsquo;d say she&rsquo;s doing pretty well. - Cheehos</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>9.</h2><blockquote> <p>Currently laying behind me drooling and snoring. - Onewolf_Twomoons</p> </blockquote><h2>10.</h2><blockquote> <p>She hangs out at the same bar I do. She seems really happy with how life worked out, the same way I am. It&#39;s actually pretty cool just talking to her as adults and not being all nervous like I was was in high school when she was around. That how my first crush is doing.</p> <p>I&#39;m still married to my second crush and I am loving life - grainv</p> </blockquote><h2>11.</h2><blockquote> <p>She&#39;s a pharmacist and I believe married. We were good friends beyond me having a crush, and I&#39;m sure we&#39;ll catch up at some point. - Personage1</p> </blockquote><h2>12.</h2><blockquote> <p>I think he&rsquo;s doing okay. Got into the career field he always wanted. Married me and had a couple of kids, so I hope he&rsquo;s enjoying his life. - SanwichTime09</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>13.</h2><blockquote> <p>Playing Animal Crossing while sitting next to me on the couch. Though it took me 15 more years after high school ended to finally end up in a relationship with her. I played the long game and it paid off in the end. - Heiminator</p> </blockquote><h2>14.</h2><blockquote> <p>she&#39;s a model - traveler9o</p> </blockquote><h2>15.</h2><blockquote> <p>He&rsquo;s much less funny, works in corporate finance, and is way too into sports. We would not be compatible. - kittyeatedyou</p> </blockquote><h2>16.</h2><blockquote> <p>We&rsquo;re close friends now, and I&rsquo;m dating her best friend. - breakthefifthwall</p> </blockquote><h2>17.</h2><blockquote> <p>He proposed to me last week! - Regular_Concern</p> </blockquote><h2>18.</h2><blockquote> <p>They&#39;re a doctor now which is cool and unsurprising. I&#39;m really happy for them. - Lurking_like_Cthulhu</p> </blockquote><h2>19.</h2><blockquote> <p>she&#39;s a really successful dentist now. good for her - pm_me_ur_cute_as*hol</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>20.</h2><blockquote> <p>I set him up with his wife in college and they have 2 great kids! We&rsquo;re living a town apart and they are our very good friends! - TeaEffKay4</p> </blockquote><h2>21.</h2><blockquote> <p>Still ignoring my messages - royal_chris_gr</p> </blockquote><h2>22.</h2><blockquote> <p>Married. Two kids. Has lived in Italy, Moscow and who knows where else. Is absolutely f*cking stunning. - helluva2020</p> </blockquote><h2> </h2><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

22 people share juicy or surprising updates on where their high school crush is today.

High school romance can be a dramatic whirlwind of PDA in the hallway, post-breakup tears in the gym bathroom, or staring at your crush from across the Algebra II classroom and never working up the courage to ask them out...Sweaty hand-holding, the chaos of prom, &quot;watching a movie&quot; in your parents&#39; basement as an excuse to cuddle under a blanket and then getting grounded for having the door closed--navigating a high school crush can be a beautifully awkward journey. While the majority of high school relationships don&#39;t make it into adulthood, most people never forget their first true love.Whether it was an intense Romeo and Juliet-style teen connection or an unspoken crush from afar, sometimes it&#39;s fun to check in on your old flames. The artsy theater kids reciting sad poems in Goth makeup sometimes grow up to be lawyers, or the jocks who fell naked off the beer pong table become parents of six kids. Or, if you&#39;ve been holding a candle for your teen crush sometimes a simple search on social media can remind you that you seriously dodged a bullet...So, when a Reddit user asked, &quot;How&#39;s your high school crush doing these days?&quot; people were ready to share surprising, funny, or weird updates on their high school sweethearts.1. Still rich and now living in Paris - SabreCross19K 2. Currently in prison for insurance fraud on some of her vehicles and attempted murder on an ex-boyfriend and indecent exposure for running around naked while drunk off her a*s waving around a knife - flamingtrucker94 3. The first girl I was super into got real weird and the second girl I was super into I married.- gaybatman75-6 4. She gets home from work around 5.   ... I mean that as we&#39;re married. I haven&#39;t been stalking her for years lol - Olorin919 5. Looks like she&rsquo;s doing ok, at least according to her instagram. She has a beautiful looking dog. Also she got a mullet. - ohsweetgold 6. First one: Has a kid and moved to Florida. Married to a 40yo man. She&rsquo;s 26 Second one: Has a kid. Still lives in town. (Saw her again recently. Still nice) Has her sh*t together. Third one: Was set to be married but called it off. She used me as a break bf to go back to almost marry her ex. Now she&rsquo;s a nurse. - Kanden_27 7. Graduated 7 years ago. She reached out to me last year after not speaking for 6 years to tell me she loved me too and wanted me back in her life. I ignored. The story between us is quite lengthy, but yea. Even though I still have every bit of the feelings I had for her back then, it wouldn&#39;t have been smart going back. - lineman77 8. Sitting 5 feet away from me in the home office. She became a lawyer, as she told me back in high school. I&rsquo;d say she&rsquo;s doing pretty well. - Cheehos 9. Currently laying behind me drooling and snoring. - Onewolf_Twomoons 10. She hangs out at the same bar I do. She seems really happy with how life worked out, the same way I am. It&#39;s actually pretty cool just talking to her as adults and not being all nervous like I was was in high school when she was around. That how my first crush is doing. I&#39;m still married to my second crush and I am loving life - grainv 11. She&#39;s a pharmacist and I believe married. We were good friends beyond me having a crush, and I&#39;m sure we&#39;ll catch up at some point. - Personage1 12. I think he&rsquo;s doing okay. Got into the career field he always wanted. Married me and had a couple of kids, so I hope he&rsquo;s enjoying his life. - SanwichTime09 13. Playing Animal Crossing while sitting next to me on the couch. Though it took me 15 more years after high school ended to finally end up in a relationship with her. I played the long game and it paid off in the end. - Heiminator 14. she&#39;s a model - traveler9o 15. He&rsquo;s much less funny, works in corporate finance, and is way too into sports. We would not be compatible. - kittyeatedyou 16. We&rsquo;re close friends now, and I&rsquo;m dating her best friend. - breakthefifthwall 17. He proposed to me last week! - Regular_Concern 18. They&#39;re a doctor now which is cool and unsurprising. I&#39;m really happy for them. - Lurking_like_Cthulhu 19. she&#39;s a really successful dentist now. good for her - pm_me_ur_cute_as*hol 20. I set him up with his wife in college and they have 2 great kids! We&rsquo;re living a town apart and they are our very good friends! - TeaEffKay4 21. Still ignoring my messages - royal_chris_gr 22. Married. Two kids. Has lived in Italy, Moscow and who knows where else. Is absolutely f*cking stunning. - helluva2020  

High school romance can be a dramatic whirlwind of PDA in the hallway, post-breakup tears in the gym bathroom, or staring at your crush from across the Algebra II classroom and never working up the courage to ask them out...  Sweaty...