Am I reading things wrong or is my boss into me?

mizbeckyz0818
I work for a mostly all male company with a female accounting office. I am the only woman in office under 30 and have been working there for 3 years. I have been noticing lately that my boss, our company president, has been treating me differently compared to the other employees.

I have noticed that he goes out of his way to say hello and goodbye to me when he is in the office, even if it is just to come over to my cubicle when I haven't said hi to him. He loves to tease me mercilessly. He high fives me all of the time or pats my shoulder. All of our meetings, he sits across and stares at me. If it is a manager meeting (all men), he always occupies the seat next to me. I know a lot about his personal life because he likes to talk to me. He likes to complain to me about things and I listen. He goes out of his way to help me, even if it is just to bring me coffee or buy me lunch. If I pass by him, he instantly turns to face me and says hi.

He has shown signs of jealousy. A supervisor has made it obvious that he is interested in me and my boss has stated that this supervisor is one of the three people he can't stand. He warned me not get involved with the guy. Another time, a man who worked in the building next door had a crush on me and bought me flowers for a month. I wasn't interested and told him so. My boss came to me and said that he knew that I was capable but that he offered to help me get rid of the guy if he continued to bother me. He doesn't like to see me sad. He has offered to beat someone up for me if I wanted him to so that I could smile. I have cried in his presence once from being in pain because I was ill and he took me to his office to calm down and made me tea. The day after I had a car accident, I returned to the office and he was very worried, asking if I was OK and sending me home early to rest.

The owner's assistant has declared me the president's favorite because he actually listens to me when I tell him to do something. A fellow coworker has accused me of having a "love affair' with the boss after I gave him a Christmas present. I gave him a pair of reading glasses to repair the ones he lost.

he is much older than and has been divorced for eleven years. He is single as am I and I sometimes wonder that if I didn't work for him, he would have asked me out. Our interactions are limited to the office because I believe that he is aware that it would be inappropriate to do anything outside of work and because he has stated that he is too old, even though that to me doesn't matter. Our office has called us the married couple because of the way we deal with each other.

Any advice would be welcomed.
Am I reading things wrong or is my boss into me?
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