I Have A Crush On My Teacher. Am I Weird?

Crush On My Teacher

Aria and Mr. Fitz might look cute, but they're also illegal. REALLY illegal.

Dear Heather,

Over the past couple weeks I’ve realized that I have a different feeling for my teacher then other girls do. I have a crush on him and its driving me nuts! I feel like such a creeper. I need to know if I am just really weird or if this happens to other girls too.

First things first: having a crush on your teacher is not weird. It might feel really awkward and embarrassing, but it happens to both gURLs and guys all the time. It’s natural to grow feelings for someone you see on a regular basis, who you interact with a lot, look up to and probably find attractive. You see it all the time in movies and TV shows, and trust me, it happens in real life every day.

Now, that being said, this is one crush you shouldn’t act on. It’s fine to have a little crush — but as long as you are underage and he/she is your teacher, it’s illegal for you two to have any other relationship than student/teacher. Not only can he/she lose their job if you do try something, but they can also potentially go to jail.

Try to keep things innocent. When feelings are involved and things get emotional, I know how hard that can be. But try not to obsess over your teacher, because it will only hurt you more. If you feel like there’s no one your own age to like, don’t worry about it — you’ll meet someone eventually. You can talk about how cute he/she is to your gURLfriends, but that’s pretty much as far as it can go. Just don’t flirt with him/her… even something as seemingly harmless as that can get you both in trouble.

WDYT, gURLs? Have you ever had a crush on a teacher? How did you deal with it? Give us your advice and discuss below.

take care,

heather

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72 Comments

  1. avatarGabagail says:

    Okay so I’m 17 my new student teacher is about 21…. I date guys that age. The catch is he is my friends older brother and we have a ton of mutual friends. So basically if he wasn’t already my student teacher I’d hope we’d be dating… He’s super attractive and we have everything in common including our faith… Hahah soo I’m basically screwed now…. Yuupp. How does this even happen?!?!?!?!? I’ve never personally known my teacher first outside of school… I creep on his Facebook all the time but I can’t add him now. *sigh* well if anyone wants to comment on my situation thatd be great. I graduate and turn 18 in exactly 5 months so the temptation is gonna be bad. I know teachers who have had “secret” relationships with girls who graduate at my school. Haha

  2. avatarUnknown says:

    I have the same problem, I’m 17 and He’s 22. He’s my new maths teacher and only 5 years older than me, also i’m leaving school next year. He’s a really good maths teacher and always help me when i ask for help. He’s nice, good looking and funny. He also said that i’m his favourite student which i’m flattered to be. I’m trying to forget this stupid crush but i can’t. i want get in touch with him when i leave school but wouldn’t that be weird? I’m so confused.

  3. avatarLibby says:

    Like every girl in my school has a crush on the biology teacher lol

  4. avatartaylor says:

    Okay so here’s the thing. I’m 13 and my math teacher is smokin, but also 27. He’s like the prefect guy for me. Outgoing, smart, athletic, can sing, funny, really cute. And he’s single. I feel like such a stalker though cuz i always Google search him and know almost everything about him, and I’ve saved pictures off of Google to my phone. I mean I seriously like him. I’m even his student aide and i have his class. So.every school day I see him twice. He’s my favorite teacher and he.knows it. Some even say I’m his favorite student. On tests he’ll start grading, realize I got a lot of crap wrong then he’ll give it back and let me correct but he doesn’t do this to anyone else. This one kid, someone said she was cheating on a test and she got suspended. But someone told this teacher i cheated on the test and he blew it off.like it was nothing, and even told.me. Idk he’s just so perfect <3 . <3

  5. avatarUnknown says:

    I am 13 yrs. old and he’s 46 or 47 and he looks 30 , he’s very Smokin’ Hot. I don’t think girls at my school think of him that way, but guess what I do. He is very funny , cute, and respectful. He isnt married, no kids. He’s italian, like me. Just something about him is sexy. Idk , lol. My friends think it’s weird. Like I said in the other comment. He’s just adorable and Hot. I keep having dreams about him. Like almost every night. No exaggeration (3 times this week) But he’s a wonderful teacher!! he also has muscles <3

  6. avatarUnknown says:

    I have a really, really big crush on my science teacher. He is so attractive. Many girls around school think he’s cute. But i don’t know, but i think he’s HOTT ! Like I can’t stop thinking about him. Well I can, but He’s mostly on my mind. Some/ A lot of my friends know, cause I told them. But my teacher , doesn’t know, I want it to stay like that. We always make eye contact. He’s always staring at me. But what’s weird is we never really talk. But I am so shy when i go to talk to him. I’m an outgoing girl. And i’m nowhere near shy. But idk what it is. I think hes just amazingly , hot :)

  7. avatarcoop says:

    Wow, and i thought i was crazy with crushing on a teacher, to be honest i have a big crush on TWO (that’s right not one BUT TWO) teachers, both go to different schools, one is my old 6th grade teacher and my algebra teacher (im 14 btw). and I get a cheesy when i talk to my algebra teacher, (the 6th grader stopped talking to me :C and i cant forget about him), but the bad party is one is 32yrs, YET HE LOOKS LIKE 24 >.<. Please i have mixed emotions for both of these guys and i've tried getting over them but i can't :C. Somebody help?

  8. avatarunknow says:

    I have an english teacher who i have a crush on i sit and talk to her for the whole lesson i flirt with her unknowlingly and she flirts back!! Its crazy then she tells me shel miss me when i HAVE to miss her lessons she tells me everything that goes on in her life like im her shoulder to cry on and shes my shoulder to cry on i can never stop thinking about her before i go to bed and when i wake shes even in my dreams and i fantasize about her i stare into the sky in thee morn or late at night and imagine her looking up at the same time then i stop and *sigh* its sort of like a film help???

  9. avatarEmily says:

    Glad I’m not the only one who’s had a crush on a teacher haha! I’m in high school and my physics teacher is really cute and funny, and he’s pretty young, fresh out of college. I always felt awkward because it sounds gross and weird to have a crush on a teacher, but I think it’s totally normal! It’s like thinking an older actor is really cute or something. Totally harmless as long as you don’t act on it, lol. Then you could get in big trouble. But definitely no harm in thinking he’s cute!

  10. avatarSelly says:

    I’m definitively screw. I’m 17 and I have this HUUUGE crush on my History teacher, he’s 25. And the problem is cause I already dated guys with 26 years old and even went out with one with 32, so age difference to me is not a problem, so I just don’t see the problem, but I know is so wrong, but he’s so CUTTE and my friend knows about my crush on him and she always keep saying “He’s looking at you.” “Why does he keep staring at your direction.” and I’m just like…. CAN YOU STOP MESSING WITH MY EMOTIONS? LOL oh Gosh, please help.

  11. avatarcandy says:

    I have a huge crush on my tech teacher, he is funny and quite hot. Anyway, my firends told him on more than one occasion and even wrote him a note when I was off school saying that I didn’t go in because liked him too much. Then my friend told him I feel awkward in my class now and it was so embarrasing cause he looked over to me and said “Its not awkward don’t worry” and the whole class looked at me, I felt my face go bright red. I NEED HELP.
    oh and also i find myself fantasizing over him, i’m scaring myself haha, but I can’t even loook him in the eyes now and that’s not fair because he is my favourite teacher and I enjoy his class.
    I’m thirteen, someone please reply :(

  12. avatarLucy(: says:

    Yay! I’m not the only girl who has a teacher crush lol.
    At first I felt so weird having this crush on my gym teacher he’s so nice and funny and really really atractive he’s in his early thirties while I’m only fourteen but I don’t care…he really stares at me a lot and I stare back >.< he's always looking for me in the hallways because whenever he see's me he get's red! Oh my god this is so stupid but sometimes I even think that maybe… just maybe he may have a crush on me too :P

  13. avatarKatie says:

    I think I’m crazy! I am twelve years old and I am in year seven, But whenever that one tacher walks by or smiles at me I get a weird feeling in my stomach.

    I am hugely onfused and I am geting emotional at school because of this ‘crush’ but I just can’t get over him… Every little thing reminds me of him! I am so confused and scared of myself..

    What should I do?

  14. avatarMaria says:

    Im 14 and I’ve had this crush on the school music teacher for quite a while now..
    He’s REALLY funny, laid back, and nice. Whenever I’m around him he makes eye contact with me and I’m just like, :D hi! Then he’ll say hi back and ill secretly explode after he passes me. I make him laugh a lot. I DREAM about this guy. Sometimes when I’m talking to him he’ll get pretty close to me, then my hands might start to sweat, but I always keep my cool. I think he’s starting to admire me as a student :’D I’m in one of his classes for homeroom, and he comes into it a lot. I’ve learned to be my awesome self around him, all cause of my friend Amelia. She has a HUGE crush on the pe teacher. She gets really nervous and tight. But anyways, just know, whoever is reading this, you’re not alone and teacher crushes are normal. Don’t ever take things too far with a teacher, it could get you both in some wicked trouble D:

  15. avatarVincentia says:

    Just so that everyone knows, this is my pen name, not my real name. Anyway, for me, it’s my English teacher. I’m 13, I think he’s around 30. You’d think 17 years would mean something to me, but not at all. I have a huge crush on him: one that hurts. I don’t just want his respect for me as a good student, but I also want him on another level (no, not sex, just…I dunno, I can’t put it into words but you know what I mean). He talks to me individually just casually, occasionally, and I find that in class he’s searching for my eyes just as much as I am for his. Like pools of starless night sky, they are…wow I’m screwed up. So my crush developed from there, and now I find myself fantasizing about him. I’ve even dreamt about him on more than one occasion. When he comes over to me in class my hands shake and my face turns red. It’s horrible. I find that maybe the only reason I drag myself out of bed everyday is to see him. Not even talk to him; just catching his eyes makes my heart flutter. Can anyone relate or did I just make myself sound like a demented stalker?

    • avatarAndi says:

      I have the same problem …Im 17 and he’s like 10 years older and he’s not exactly my teacher

    • avatarchloe valiukas says:

      i feel the exact same way!!!! you say the only reason you drag yourself out of bed every day is to see him, i know what thats like! im 13 and i have a crush on my math teacher. he is 37 but he is so hot! not asactly physically, but something about him makes me want to see him all the time. he dominates my thoughts! after school on tuesdays and thursdays (i have math class as my last class of those days) we talk for maybe 20 min. i get out of bed right away on tuesdays and thursdays just for that 20 minutes. he also smells really good. everything you said i can relate to.

  16. avatarCaelia Harwell says:

    I’ve been waiting to get this off my chest:
    My English teacher favors me a bit because I’m good in his class. He writes encouraging comments on my work, is nice to talk to, and is completely relatable. At first I just thought he was a nice teacher, but now I find myself fantasizing about him. It hurts to try to forget about him. How can I anyway? I see him five hours a week because of school. It’s not that there aren’t boys my age that I’m interested in, it’s just that this is different. It feels deeper. More intense. *Sigh*

  17. avatarWinter says:

    I have the BIGGEST crush on my World History teacher, and I think it’s starting to get borderline creepy. I don’t even know why. It really just came out of nowhere. My friends and I were just talking about him one day, and the next thing I know, I’m hyper-aware of everything he does. Suddenly, I can tell what mood he’s in and how he’s feeling by just looking at his facial expression. To make matters worse, I’m moving in a few weeks – out of the school district, so I can’t ride the bus – and since he lives one neighborhood from mine, my mom aske him if he could drive me to school for next couple of weeks until I transfer – and he said yes. Talk about awkward. He’s thirty-three, I’m thirteen. He’s married, I haven’t even had my first kiss yet. He has a kid, I’m his future babysitter. I’m going to be a wreck when I transfer; I’m in love with this man. 0.o

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