Most kids don't have crushes until they hit puberty and start becoming sexually attracted to people. Before this most kids either think the opposite gender has "cooties" or is merely friends with anyone of any gender.
If you have a crush before puberty, it's not really a crush, it's probably admiration or fascination in them as a person, and it's usually someone they look up to rather than a peer. Kids might see adults falling in love and think just because they think someone of the opposite gender is cool that they're in love with them, but really, you don't get intense sexual or romantic feelings until puberty begins, which is around ten to twelve for girls and eleven to thirteen for boys. So, your "sister" is well within the confines of normality.
Is it normal to have never had a crush by age 12?
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Most kids don't have crushes until they hit puberty and start becoming sexually attracted to people. Before this most kids either think the opposite gender has "cooties" or is merely friends with anyone of any gender.
If you have a crush before puberty, it's not really a crush, it's probably admiration or fascination in them as a person, and it's usually someone they look up to rather than a peer. Kids might see adults falling in love and think just because they think someone of the opposite gender is cool that they're in love with them, but really, you don't get intense sexual or romantic feelings until puberty begins, which is around ten to twelve for girls and eleven to thirteen for boys. So, your "sister" is well within the confines of normality.