Buzz·Posted on Apr 18, 2014The 30 Stages Of Dating In Middle SchoolCourtney + Brian 4evr <3by Deepa LakshminBuzzFeed ContributorLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. Your crush probably had no idea you liked them. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 2. You eagerly looked forward to your 5th period class with them. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 3. You either admired them from afar... Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF …or teased them endlessly. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 4. Either way, they gave you serious stomach butterflies. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 5. You went out of your way to pass them in the hallway. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 6. You saved your best outfits for days you saw them the most. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 7. You looked for any sign that they were into you. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 8. Then one day, they actually talked to you. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 9. You tried to play it cool, but inside you were FREAKING OUT. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 10. You wanted to tell them how you really felt. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 11. But that was too risky, so you passed them a note instead. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 12. You mentally prepared yourself for rejection. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 13. When they didn't respond, you wanted to crawl in a hole and die of embarrassment. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 14. But then rumors suddenly surfaced. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF SUCCESS! Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 15. You mustered up the courage to ask them out. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Or if you were lucky, they made the first move. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 16. You sent each other a few flirty texts or IMs. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 17. You went to the movies in a group and stressed about holding hands. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 18. They started saying hello to you in the hallway. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 19. You moved them into your top friends on Myspace. 20. You scoped out all their social media accounts. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 21. Speaking of which, you added their name to your AIM profile. 22. The whole school talked about how you two were an item. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 23. You shared your first slow dance with them. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 24. Maybe you even got your first kiss. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 25. You constantly talked about how much you were in love with them. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 26. You hoped your relationship would last forever. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 27. Unfortunately, it didn't last. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 28. Your friends helped you move on from your first breakup. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 29. You were SO over what's-their-face and dating in general. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 30. That is, until you met your next crush. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF