Ever since she first came to the school which was last year, we constantly made eye contact in the corridors, but that was it for that year.

This year she's made an effort to get to know me, something I've never seen her do with other students. She is very strict with other students and is notorious as a bitch. I never see her talking to other students, saying hi or whatever, like the other teachers do.

And yet with me, when she was calling out the names on the class list she says to me that she's gonna call me Joe cos its what she hears my friends call me, and she smiles at me. She always smiles at me.

The whole time during the study class, we're always throwing glances at each other. One time during the study class, I was drawing in my sketch pad for my portfolio, and she comes down to me and asks me to draw her some birds.

Now, since Thursday I'm determined that I want something to do with this woman, cos she is the kind of person I will get  along with, she's essentially nice, buts she gets upset easily and likes to be spoiled and stuff.

But on Thursday, I was sitting in a room with my French teacher and another student and we were getting ready for an oral exam in French, and the teacher that I like teaches French, and she comes into the room and says she'll practice with me, so she sits herself down beside me, but we never got a chance to start talking French, cos the examiner came in and said he was taking his lunch break.

But the teacher is so lovely and smiley to me, I'm almost positive she likes me, I mean all the eye contact and the special attention, and just the way she looks at me.

Now, what's wrecking my head is what does she want? I mean, does she want a relationship? Does she want a quick fuck? Or does she have one of these funny things where an older woman wants to be associated with a really good looking younger guy, but doesn't want a relationship or any sexual relations with him?

I mean, what's the best course of action for me to take? I'm in my last year of school, but I don't know if she'll go to the grad. I'm not really on speaking terms with her, cos I've played everything down, except eye contact, so I can't randomly ask her stuff.

So what is the best thing for me to do?

I know what I'm saying might sound somewhat harsh, and I don't want to sound like that at all, but I DO just want you to have a wee reality check here. I mean, this, for example:

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...she's essentially nice, buts she gets upset easily and likes to be spoiled and stuff.

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How do you really know this? It would seem to me that, really, you don't actually know this and you've gathered it all from observation. Teachers are very different people to the ones we say day in day out at school - they have to act in a different way in a school environment to stay professional. Underneath their professionalism though, they're there own people and that's usually something students don't get to see. I mean, we can obviously tell if a person if essentially very nice and all the rest of it, but we don't actually get to know THEM, who they fully are. Because we're their students and there's a line that just can't be crossed.

I mean, for example, I was really quite friendly with a teacher when I was in highschool. However, it was until AFTER I left and kept in contact with her that I realised that she's actually completely different from how she presents herself in school, y'know? There's so much about this teacher that you don't know, because you only know her as a professional teacher. I can't tell you what she wants, because I really really don't know. I mean, who knows, she MIGHT be attracted to you in some way or another, but I don't really want to entertain that thought for you. I honestly don't think it's in your best interests to try and pursue anything with her, even if she is by chance attracted to you.

You can interpret her kindness as attraction if you so wish, but what if you're completely off the mark? What if she's actually just being kind? Is it all really worth the risk of you making a pass only to find out that you're completely mistaken in this? I also think it's really important for you to remember that you've only got 7 weeks of school left. After that, you'll be out there on your own, able to pursue whatever interests you have, and you'll more than likely be exposed to all sorts of people, and you'll have the opportunity to meet new woman. Before you know it, this teacher might be nothing but a vague memory of the teachers at your old highschool.

I don't know. Other Support Leaders might come in here and have opinions completely differing from mine, but, once more, I really don't think it's in your best interests to pursue anything with this teacher. In my opinion, if she's anything of a teacher, she'd be too professional to do anything with you, and if she did, I'd be worried about her working in her current profession, if she can so easily fall for a student.

It's in your hands, of course, but I don't think it's a good idea. If you'd like to explain any more to me, or if you'd like to discuss anything further then absolutely feel free to respond to what I've said or send me a message. Take care. :]

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it's broken beyond repair. it's in a million little pieces.

I mean just the way she keeps looking over at me, and smiles.
Thers only 7 years in it, and shes been giving me all the signs, and making what I think are the moves herself.

That time she asked me to draw some birds for her....I usually take my sketchpad into that study, and I saw her eyes light up when she saw me with it, and shed obviously been deciding ask me to draw something for her for that class. And theres another girl in the class, whos better than me, has done projects in the school, and she didnt ask her to draw, she asked me.

But Im just afraid Im wrong, or that like you said a relationship is far from her thoughts. I mean, my biggest fear is that shes taking some motherly attitude to it. Like older girls dod with younger guys, where theyll flirt and shit, but nothing will ever happen.

I mean from what Ive described do you think she likes me, is attracted to me?

Cos I left it out, cos I dont want it to be stupid, but one of the other teachers said to me that I am very good looking, and I see a couple of other's eyes dart away whevever we're in the corridors together or stuff, both of them are young. I look 21, and girls have told me im the best looking guy in the school. (Im not showing off or being cocky, I left that out)

I think because you've gotten the idea into your head, you're reading into every action she makes. And when you read into it like that, well, even the simplest glance can become something more than it really is. If I were you, I would continue to go along my daily life at school and appreciate her friendship, sure, but try to dismiss any idea you have of her wanting anything with you. I mean, maybe I'm not open minded enough about it all, because I simply can't get around the fact that she's a teacher.

I honestly think that she's just a really friendly woman, and more than likely hasn't thought of you as anything more than her student (who just so happens to be good looking!).

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it's broken beyond repair. it's in a million little pieces.

I would like to begin by saying that if this woman means anything to you it would definitely be ideal to keep yourself away from her. If anyone found out that she was having relations with a student then she would lose her teaching liscence which would be detrimental to all of her plans and goals that she had achieved. It would be selfish to appease her lust and ruin her future. It would be wrong of her too.

Anyway, Now that all that is aside - we can get to the more practical matters of the issue.

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Now, what's wrecking my head is what does she want?

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