Meeting an old teacher for coffee?

[Flabbyghast]

Would it be wrong to form a friendship with an old teacher and to meet for coffee?

We met up again at a school reunion last weekend (the first one I've been to ever) and she's given me her phone number. I seriously wouldn't be where I am today if it hadn't been for this woman. I've had no contact with her for 15 years as I moved from that school.

I wouldn't be asking - I totally would go and do it as I associate this woman with safety, security, strength. I bloody love her. I am so grateful she was part of an otherwise shitty childhood. However, my best friend thinks the whole thing is weird. She wanted me to rip up the phone number and says that it's not normal a teacher would give their phone number to an ex-pupil.

I get it's probably not the norm, but there's nothing wrong with it is there? It's coffee between two adults. AIBU to think my best friend is being a bit of a knob over this and needs to butt out?

Not weird at all! I am still in touch with some of my old teachers on FB and the like. My MIL, who went to a convent school in Ireland, sees one of the nuns who taught her every time she goes back for a holiday. She is lovely and even came to our wedding. I can't wait to introduce her to our DDs when we go over next year.

I'm a teacher and I meet yo with a couple of old students. It's lovely

Have a good time!

Get it in sonny boy!

No, not weird!

I went back to my primary school to do my PGCE placements. 2 teachers who were there when I was a pupil were still there (though they taught the parallel class, not mine). One was my mentor. Weird for the first 10 seconds. After that, not at all. Just two adults. Teachers are real people! Fine as you are an adult, not a child.