Harbor?

Yes.

Thanks AS.

Haddies it okay to use the word "harbor" for something other than a negative emotion; like "She had harbored fanciful ideas about what it was going to be like since she was a little girl"

While the emotion may be positive, the verb 'harbor' to me still suggests a clandestine action, so that your example, for instance, still suggests to me that there is some ne

The ideas weren't necessarily hidden. And I've heard thing like 'he had harbored a crush for her for ages'
This doesn't exactly point to any negativity, does it?

HaddieThe ideas weren't necessarily hidden.

Harbor does mean a closely-held secret. In many cases, if the secret got out, the results would not be pretty.

He harbored a deep resentment for his younger brother, his mother's favorite.
He had harbored a crush on his brother's wife for ages.

Thank you AS!
While we are at it, is it crush for or on or both?

Haddie Thank you AS!While we are at it, is it crush for or on or both?

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