Is my teacher flirting with me or am I overreacting?

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Okay so i have a feeling my gym teacher likes me.. Sometimes i catch him looking at me from a distance and he usually jokes around and teases me. The other day he playfull hit me with this thing he puts around his neck to hold his keys.. I kind of looked at him weird and he just started laughing. Sometimes he playfully pushes me with his arm when i get a question wrong and After school he runs tennis club and usually i go because i have to practice. Today one of my guy friends told me that 'its so obvious he likes you! He's been with you the whole time and not with us' later on i went up to him and told him that i was hungry and couldn't wait to get home so he pulled out a packet of biscuits and gave them to me.. Later on i caught him gazing at me and smiling. He also usually initates conversation with me and asks me a lot of questions and ALL the girls go crazy over him because he's so attractive. I don't see him act like this with other students and its only me.. by the way i'm 16 and he's in his early 20's what the hell is going on here? Am i reading too much into this?

spandex74 · Accepted Answer

The legally acceptable answer of course is: you're 16, he's 20+, it's just wrong. But we have to peel the onion a little bit to see if you "like" him and what it really means to you. Sometimes we do things unknowingly, which communicates something real (innately) or something totally opposite. So you have to gauge how you've behaved with him and responded to him.

If you don't like it, don't appreciate it, and are asking because you're bothered by it:- yes, you should talk to the guidance counselor. They do more than counseling :-). You can report your concern anonymously, they are lawfully mandated to protect your information, and they can relay the information to the principal anonymously. If the teacher gets spoken to, maybe that's the right incentive for him to rethink his actions and act properly with *all* his students.

Last, a piece of advice as a dad: it's not worth it for you to be involved with a teacher, no matter how smart, how attractive, or any one of several amazing qualities. This would be the same if you were in college. It goes beyond ethical boundaries, and at the end one or both of you will just end up being hurt.

Moro1997 · Accepted Answer

If every time a girl overthought something someone gave me a dollar, I'd be rich! :p
Even if he has a crush on you, what do you have to lose, especially if he's hot? Just wait and see what happens. Or you can just get yourself a normal 16-year-old who's single and hot (guilty as charged :D)

VIsQveen · Accepted Answer

In my opinion "Yeah he likes you." but be careful if you flirt back. Also you could just be his favorite student and it could be a little crush. Gym teachers are way different than regular teachers they have to get more physical with students than regular teachers and be more outgoing at that. For this reason it's hard to determine.

psychedelic_paprika · Accepted Answer

He could both lose his job, and forever have to be on a sex offender's register if you guys get caught doing anything. Be very cautious.

yaddayaddayadda02 · Answer

Sounds like he's flirting. You can talk to him about it or the principal.

dudeman · Answer

he's a young guy you're a young pretty girl. He  hasn't  tried anything so I don't know if its a bad situation.

JustinX · Answer

he likes you obviously and i think inside of him regrets that he is your teacher and had quite an age gap

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