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Am I relating to my teacher appropriately or am I being too personal?

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Question - (17 April 2011) 3 Answers - (Newest, 19 April 2011)
A female United Kingdom age 26-29, anonymous writes:

Hey guys,

I have a question regarding my teacher. No I'm not going to go on about the fact that I fancy him, cause yeah I do, but that's part of life. I'd never try anything.

Anyway, I often do duty out in the playground and every Tuesday and Friday, my biology teacher does it also. We often talk, but I never know what to talk about, I don't want to bore him :S

But when he talks to me he often asks about my plans for the weekend, or what I've done. To be polite i return the question, but he 85% of the time just shrugs and says I don't know, or he'll say not much.

Am I being too personal? Am I in the wrong? What can I talk to him about? We have a relatively friendly relationship (professionally), what would you say I do to start conversations?

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A female reader, lonelygirl11 United Kingdom +, writes (19 April 2011):

Sounds to me like you are doing nothing wrong. He is prob just tryin to stay professional without being too open. He could also have picked up on your feelings for him so is tryin not to over step the mark as u are still a student. Try talkin about school related topics but in your shoes id say exactly the same things to him so you are doing nothing wrong at all bar being polite

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A female reader, person12345 United States +, writes (18 April 2011):

person12345 agony auntNo it sounds appropriate. I think he's just trying to be sure he doesn't cross any lines. He also may have picked up on the fact that you like him and is trying to be polite but keep his distance. Either way, you don't sound like you're doing anything wrong.

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A female reader, aunt honesty Ireland +, writes (18 April 2011):

aunt honesty agony auntNo I dont feel that you are doing anything wrong at all. My guess is that he doesnt want to say to much to you as you are a student and he wants to keep that professional barrier in place. Dont take it personal he is only doing the right thing. I guess you could talk to him about school related subjects. Talk about subjects you like. Ask him what he liked at school did he know he would become a teacher. Talk about the football team or the facilities at your school. There are plenty of school based conversations that you can have just use your imagination and confidence.

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