YOU SAID:
I have a crush on Nick
INTO JAPANESE
私はニックに好意を抱いている
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I have a preference for Nick
INTO JAPANESE
私はニックに好意を持っている
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I have a preference for Nick.
INTO JAPANESE
私はニックに好意を持っている。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I have a preference for Nick.
That didn't even make that much sense in English.