What does it mean when my divorce lawyer does this, does he have a crush on me?

[Anonymous]

So I have been working with him for more than 1 year now (cause my ex husband I’m dealing with is an extreme mental case).

After 1 year, my divorce lawyer who’s around 46 and male is starting to give me compliments. I’m in the mid 30s. He says, “I’m a smart gal”, in an another appearance he casually says “you look nice”, and when my ex husband was misbehaving and staring at me, my divorce lawyer got angry at him to stop.
Then after the event my lawyer says to me, “I was going to say to him ‘are you staring at her cause she’s pretty”

So does my lawyer have a crush on me?

[Anonymous]

While it's impossible to know for certain what another person is thinking, it's very common for divorce lawyers to develop a strong rapport with their clients. A good lawyer will often act as an advocate and a protector, especially when dealing with a difficult ex-spouse. The compliments could be a way of building your confidence and showing support, which is a key part of the attorney-client relationship. His confrontational behavior with your ex-husband could be seen as him aggressively defending you, which is his job, rather than a romantic gesture.

[Asker]

Ok I got it.

[Anonymous]

Divorce lawyers are known for getting sex from lonely soon to be divorced women. They are fuckboys with law degrees.

[Asker]

Ok but what vibes is he giving to me here? There is nothing else inappropriate he did

[Ariesman81]

😂... yeah... I'm sure he thinks you're special

[Flower7]

The real question is, do you have a crush on him?

[Asker]

No I don’t

[Flower7]

Just try your best to keep things professional then, like maintaining boundaries. For example, maybe just respond with silence when he gives you a compliment that makes you feel uncomfortable. Even saying “thank you” could be interpreted as encouragement.

[Asker]

Actually there was this one day I was talking to him about the case, and when he was looking at me intently some random feeling came over me. I would not call this crush but it was weird

[jahaims]

He wants your money dummy

[MasterKS]

He saw some good chance.

[In_Trance]

Stop it