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Recent Examples of infatuationsWith complicated infatuations, these are leading characters of the Dallas Opera’s 2026-27 season.—Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 24 Feb. 2026 There is a specific kind of yearning involved in having a crush, one that feels intense, yet is for the most part harmless fun; still, as people grow older the frequency of such infatuations often decreases.—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025