The Significance of a Crush

So I have a crush on a girl. And not just a "wow-I-think-she's-hot" kind of crush, but a "just-her-saying-hi-to-me-makes-a-bad-day-suddenly-seem-good" kind of crush. No, she's not on my facebook, nor is she ever likely to be. I don't plan to actually do anything about this crush other than enjoy the little moments of euphoria it produces when I see her. And as nice as it is to see and talk to her on occasion, it's something else that really excites me about this...
For the past few years, no matter how attractive, funny, smart, interesting, etc. any girl I met was, she was instantly compared to Girl X (yeah, I'm back to not name dropping); and the girl would always lose. But this new girl I met didn't lose. In fact, she wasn't even compared. Girl X wasn't even thought of. Except when a topic related to Girl X came up, but then I was able to mention her as merely an after thought; a fact in my past but nothing more.
I know being hung up on a girl for four and a half years like I've been is absolutely pathetic. Whatever reasoning I have for it is no excuse. And I'm not about to claim I'm completely over her and could care less. But, having gone through this before, I know I'm on the right track. And a crush like this is a pretty good step in that direction.
Chances are I've jinxed the crush just by posting about it on my facebook. But not having a crush like that in a long time, it was (and still is) something to be really excited about when I realized that's what it was. If I had to guess, by next week it'll be gone and I'll be wondering how I could've been so elated at such an occurrence. So it goes.