Kurt Hummel wanted a date. He'd never kissed anyone and never had a boyfriend (or a girlfriend for that matter). He was constantly teased for being the only out gay kid at his school, William McKinley High School. Like everyone else at his school, he had had a crush on someone. It was the biggest heartthrob, the quarterback, Finn Hudson. All of Kurt's dreams consisted of Finn taking Kurt into his arms and telling everyone that he was actually gay. The only problem was, to Kurt's dismay, Finn was definitely not gay. He used to be dating Quinn Fabray, ex-head cheerleader, but then there was the whole thing where Noah Puckerman ("Puck") got Quinn pregnant and Quinn lied to Finn about who the father was. When Finn found out, he ran into the outstretched arms of Rachel Berry, singer extraordinaire. Oh, how Kurt wished Finn ran into his arms instead.
Kurt's love for Finn finally diminished after Finn's mother and Kurt's father started dating and the Hudson's moved in. Yes, it was all part of Kurt's master plan to have Finn for his own, but once Finn started calling all his hard work on their room "faggy", Kurt's crush was gone. He hadn't had a crush on anyone else after that until, well, that's where our story begins.