I'm a 46 year old high school history teacher. I'm never married and I pretty much gave up on pursuing a relationship with a woman. I had a few serious relationships, but they were all a long time ago. I'm not ugly, but I'm somewhat awkward and incept socially due to some traumatic childhood experience. This school-year (since August), there is this girl from my class and I am completely infatuated with her. Here are some of her pics I stole off her facebook http://www.flickr.com/photos/55173219@N04/5404118778/sizes/l/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/55173219@N04/5403512667/sizes/l/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/55173219@N04/5404124756/sizes/l/in/photostream/
I know there are always cute looking girls in my class, but the difference is that they didn't really talk to me like a friend. She's really friendly and treats me like she actually cares. I almost feel like an awkward 13 year old again. Whenever I talk to her my mind goes blank and my face starts to blush. It's so embarrassing. She's not the smartest kid in the class, but I just can't get my mind off her. I'm too scared to add her on facebook, but I stare at her pictures for hours. She broke up with her boyfriend last week and came to my office crying (we had an appointment to discuss her grade). I tried my best to comfort her and gave her a hug that probably lasted too long before she left. Right after left I become completely obsessed. How do I come to term with my feeling for her? Should I tell her or not? I'm really scared of rejection though. I don't think I could live knowing that. But I couldn't live with not giving it a shot either.
I know there are always cute looking girls in my class, but the difference is that they didn't really talk to me like a friend. She's really friendly and treats me like she actually cares. I almost feel like an awkward 13 year old again. Whenever I talk to her my mind goes blank and my face starts to blush. It's so embarrassing. She's not the smartest kid in the class, but I just can't get my mind off her. I'm too scared to add her on facebook, but I stare at her pictures for hours. She broke up with her boyfriend last week and came to my office crying (we had an appointment to discuss her grade). I tried my best to comfort her and gave her a hug that probably lasted too long before she left. Right after left I become completely obsessed. How do I come to term with my feeling for her? Should I tell her or not? I'm really scared of rejection though. I don't think I could live knowing that. But I couldn't live with not giving it a shot either.