I like someone whos a lot older than me?

[Anonymous]

I'm probably delusional so thats why im obviously going anon here.
So I have a huge crush on my teacher (she's around 50 and married) and I think I'm about 30 years younger than her. She has a beautiful personality and although she's "old" she has a young soul. I love talking to her.
When I was in her class I didn't have a crush on her at this point, but she genuinely inspired me to write more (I love writing stories) and right before Christmas I gave her a short thank-you card and also asked if she'd like to read my first completed novel as soon as it was done. She said yes. At this point I suddenly really liked her.
Now it's been awhile but I still see her in the halls, sometimes say hello, I make eye-contact a lot. I don't mean to come off as "creepy", it sort of just happens.
But now I'm like head-over-heels for her, I think she's the prettiest woman to exist, I just want to talk to her all day, and I don't know what to do? Do i need to get over myself? I also know this age gap is like really really weird, I didn't expect to ever like someone THIS much older than me but here we are.

[Breadpeople7]

I would tread carefully with this kind of relationship, but if you really like her, try to form a friendship with her first. Maybe ask her out for a coffee at the end of the year or do something simple where both of you can sit and chat about common interests - or just catching up in general. And see where things go from there. (Of course any kind of relationship is different in terms of high school v. college so I'm not the most experienced here.)

[dmyger]

I don't see a reason why you should regect a friendship. At least it'll helps you understand your feelings.

[Wise4myage]

Its ok to have a crush on her, but respect her marriage and do not go beyond that.

[altaboy]

I had a crush on an older woman for many years. She was about 25 years older than I am. She recently retired. I never told her how I feel. I just thought she was a wonderful person, and she is beautiful. We were both married, so it was completely inappropriate. Still, I wish I could have told her. I do not necessarily need anything more than that. I just wanted her to know that I felt so much for her.

[MrSmithee]

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