Everyone remembers their first love, right?

And, if you’re anything like us, unrequited fictional first loves were infinitely more rewarding and enjoyable than the actual real deal – they could always be trusted to fall in love with the right girl!

So, it’s time to hold your head up high, take a deep breath and confess your secret –the first fictional man you ever lost a night’s sleep over!

In case you’re feeling shy, Romance HQ will go first. Below is the list of some of our very first fictional crushes…please don’t judge us!

• Prince Charming – he’s spawned a multitude of copycats, but what’s not to love about the original?!

• Zach from Saved by the Bell – in all of his neon-jumpered glory! (Completely indicates my 90s childhood…)

• Scott Robinson (Jason Donovan) in Neighbours – oh to be Charlene…

• Rhett Butler – at 13 he was utterly irresistible. And is still my favourite EVER bad-boy. If your reputation is compromised just by being seen talking to him at a party then he must be truly rakish!

• Scott Tracy from Thunderbirds. I was little, and quite upset when I found out he was in fact a puppet.

• George Clooney/Dr Ross. I was totally obsessed with the damaged, child of a man who was so devastatingly sexy and used meaningless sex to fill a heart-sized hole. He was the bad boy we all wanted to tame and the doctor we all wanted to heal.

• Macaulay Culkin in Home Alone – aged 5, who else would you rather enjoy a free house with?! Oh how the times have changed…

• Chico from West Side Story – his murdering tendencies weren’t so obvious when I was ten!

• Peter Pan, the coolest boy in Neverland!

• Hunky Disney heroes the world over - Eric from the Little Mermaid; Aladdin, if you like your men with a tan; or even Robin Hood the fox, if you like your heroes furry!

Phew. Well, that was embarrassing (and very enlightening about fellow Romance HQ colleagues!) – Anyone else want to get involved in this Hall of Shame? Let us know your first ever fictional crushes…and the more embarrassing the better!