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Dear Panel,

I'm a bit confused. At my college, I have become good friends with my teacher(he's 32). We talk often, and he walks me to class.I work on campus, and he has started to turn up where I work, asking "Oh, you work here?" At one point he has told me that I remind him of Josephine Baker, and that he found me interesting.

I want to ask him out(he is single), but I'm very new to all of this dating stuff(a late bloomer at 25). I'm not even sure if he's attracted to me, but I think he might be.

I suppose my query is: How should I go about this? Should I let him know how I feel, or wait for him to say something? The semester is almost over and time is running out!

A very Confused Damsel

Hope Answers:

Since he is your teacher, I would be extremely careful in showing your feelings for him. If he does not reciprocate, it will be very awkward for you to finish out the semester in his class. In fact, if he is interested in you, he is probably waiting until the semester is over to ask you out for a date for this reason. There may even be rules at the university about having relationships with your students that have prevented him from making a move up to this point.

I think you should try to be patient and wait until the semester is over to see what he does. Time is not "running out," as the end of the semester does not mark the end of your opportunities to see him. If he truly is interested in you, he will make a point to see you, even after you are no longer in his class.

Or just ask him out

If he is not interested in dating you, you will soon know it if he stops coming around to where you work. And at that point if there is still any confusion about his intentions, you can more safely discuss it with him without the complication of having him in a position of authority over you as your teacher. You will be able to relate on a more equal level.

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