My teacher and I

A teacher this year, that taught me in a subject that wasn't my strongest, so I'd always coming for extra help after school, and naturally we got to know each other, but as the year came to an end, I started to realize that he was treating me different, I started to realize that sometimes he would flirt with me, but he really never did anything that made me feel weird or uncomfortable but after awhile, he started doing things, like making fun of little things I would do in class, or he would say, "I love you, I just want you to know that.", or you will always have a special place in my heart. and when he saw me before graduation, he told me I looked beautiful, and said that this year has been a year he won't forget, because he feels that he has become a better person, teacher, everything because I opened his eyes to giving people an opportunity to succeed.The year was full of moments like that.

Now, I am starting to question how I feel about him, It's like he slowly seduced me all year? I just don't know if these "feelings" between us are real? I graduated so I am no longer a student at school and I just don't know why all of a sudden, I find myself feeling this way. Its like as long as I was a student at the same school that he was my teacher I would never have even looked at him like that, but now, Its like things have changed, and I don't know what to think about the situation. He never bluntly asked me out or anything, but he did say at the end of the year that he did like me, and he hoped that any guy who dates me realizes how lucky they are.

I will be 19 next February, and he will be 25 this August. I know all of this must sound pretty stupid, but I just wanted to see what others thought, because sometimes people get caught up and don't see things clearly, and I am starting to wonder if this is just my mind playing tricks on me, or if maybe something is there. I do know that teacher/Student relationships are usually frowned upon, so thats why I felt so unclear as to what I should do next. Do I test the waters with him, or just forget him all together? Does any of this, even sound like he really has feelings for me?? Its sort of like, my heart tells me one thing, but the reality of the way people think makes me feel like I have to think otherwise.

It doesn't matter what people think. Just follow your heart. That's all that matters(: Not how people view your relationship. I hope he's an attractive teacher, cause when I think of teachers I think of old bald guys- Like most of the male teachers I've had. Hahahah.

Good Luck, <3

you're no longer his student so it wouldn't be a "student/teacher" relationship.. it's kind of weird but hey, the age difference isn't that much and you're both adults.. so why not?

As you are no longer a student, I don't see why you shouldn't pursue a relationship with them, do you have any way of contacting them-an email address or something. If so, you could email them asking how they are, etc and see where it goes from there.

So, I have an Update...I actually caught up with my teacher recently.. and it was at school and when he saw me, we talked for alittle about college starting and summer and stuff..and then he told me, 'hey..before you leave, you have to check out my office..you haven't been up there yet.' So, He went to class and I went up to see what he was talking about, and he had this little sign thing ( that I started as a joke with a couple of other teachers as well), Its all out of fun...but he had the sign that I had for his class last year framed, and then he had this pic. of us that I gave him at the end of the year, framed too. Like I said, the sign..I could see framed..cause most of the other teachers who I have done this with..framed their's too...haha..but the picture kinda shocked me...I was like...huh? .I was like..wow..really was not expecting that. Its like the only two things he has up too..like he doesn't have any other things up in his office yet. Part of me says, wow, thats nice of him, and then the other part is like...a little strange??? I just didn't see him as that "personal" of a person, I guess. I just dont know what to think...and I know it seems obvious that he has some sort of feelings for me, but I just dont know what I should do next...