Crush on child's teacher - AIBU to even think about it?

Don’t do it. Primary school teachers are a wholesome, pure, wonderful part of a child’s life. Don’t make that messy!

Ahaha I had a crush on my daughters math teacher, I didnt do anything but did keep mentioning him to DD to embarrass her. Weirdly all the seniors fancied another teacher and I didnt see the appeal....good looking but very married, maybe thats why?

On a reality level, is there chemistry? Is he single? I mean I would def not do anything until the child has gone up a year regardless.

Please don’t be an embarrassment to your child. Why would you risk complicating their life like that? Surely there’s a million other men out there to go after?

We had a parent ask out a member of staff after his child left her class...it was awkward for everyone involved

Grow up

Hello! Definitely wait until there is no school connection between you AKA your child needs to leave school first! Bear in mind teachers can change year groups and so just because your child may not have them come September doesn’t mean they never will again. It can be quite common to crush on teachers - they show their empathy and understanding to the person you love more than anything in the world, they’re generally always friendly and polite and they help parents at a time which can feel quite vulnerable - it’s easy for feelings to manifest! That doesn’t mean there’s always something there!

I’m a woman and I had a single father take a lot of interest me a few years ago - started with lingering longer at drop off and pick up etc, bought me presents ‘through their child’ at random times - it was horrible and made me really uneasy. I breathed a sigh of relief once I finished teaching their child thinking I’d got to the end of it, only for them to phone me in the school holidays asking me out (they got my number off a parents WhatsApp group as my child was in the nursery attached to the school - bonkers!). The phone call itself was so awkward as I said no (I was married and very uninterested!!) and I then reported it and had to have a debrief with HR and the parent was contacted. Even though I had done nothing wrong I felt tainted by the whole experience like I’d somehow ‘led them on’ even though I was just being my (very) friendly normal self - I’m a primary one teacher! I’m nice to all parents!! I still flush hot and cold and feel a bit sick when I think back to that period - don’t do it until your child has left school!! If at all!!

Dont do it