Usually, finding out someone has feelings for you is supposed to be a nice feeling. Even if you do not feel the same, it can be pleasant to know that you caught someone’s attention this way, and that they think you are someone worth their love and affection.

Then, there are those edge cases, when someone’s crush is not remotely welcomed, and more often than not, it has something to do with that someone’s age.

If the person who suddenly has romantic feelings towards you is significantly older, or worse, younger than you, finding out about their intentions is not something you wish to deal with, and definitely does not make you feel nice. The best thing to do is to turn them down gently and then avoid that person as much as you can. Maybe with some distance, their feelings can fade away and become a distant memory no one ever remembers.

But what do you do when you can’t really avoid that person? What do you do when the one who has a crush on you is your 12-year-old stepbrother who lives with you in the same house?