Wait a second, you counter: Do dating “leagues” even exist?Īt this point, Elizabeth Bruch, a professor of sociology at the University of Michigan, crashes in to your thought process (and this news article). But then the sensible part of your brain tells you to forget it: That person’s way, way out of your league. You feel the room shrink, your heart rate quicken, your face go red: You’re crushing on this stranger, hard. They glance at you, maybe even smile for a second, then carry on with their conversation.
You’re at a party and you see someone cute across the room.