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I have a dilemma.
As some of you know, I have been teaching English at a private school here in Belgrade. One of my classes is comprised of a girl, and two boys; they're all about 17 years old.
About three weeks ago, my boss spoke to me, saying that she felt that one of the boys, Milan, was 'in love with [me]'. She gave me a warning not to give out my mobile number or email address or anything. Now, I assumed she was just being weird and paranoid, because she is a bit of a psycho. I thought at the most he had a crush on me, or perhaps he was a little fixated on me, because there's not exactly many gay people here - maybe he's just drawn to me for that reason.
Anyway, yesterday, he invited me to his birthday party. I kinda sputtered and said maybe, and at the end of the class we all swapped email addresses, since it was the last class I had with them all. I spoke to my boss again today, and didn't mention any of this, of course, but she did again say that he could cause problems, specifically that if he got interested in me, then got knocked back, he could be some kind of vengeful person and spread rumours that I had been touching him inappropriately, for example, which would ruin my boss's business. She also asked if he had asked for my number or anything, to which I said no - not a lie, since I gave it to him, he never asked.
So, the dilemma is, do I go to the party? On one hand, it could give Milan ideas, the wrong ideas! And consequently, it could cause the problems above. And if he mentioned it to her (which would be dumb, but he might), she would probably be very angry. (I'm undecided as to whether that's a good thing or not - my boss isn't one of my favourite people).
On the other hand, I'm no longer his teacher, and who is my boss to tell me what I can and can't do in my own time? This party sounds potentially cool (he said to bring someone else, since I wouldn't know anyone, obviously), and also, he's a nice guy. Would be cool to spend time with him, since I don't have many friends here, and also, I find the whole thing sweet, and I don't want to hurt him.
So... dilemma dilemma... Thoughts?
As some of you know, I have been teaching English at a private school here in Belgrade. One of my classes is comprised of a girl, and two boys; they're all about 17 years old.
About three weeks ago, my boss spoke to me, saying that she felt that one of the boys, Milan, was 'in love with [me]'. She gave me a warning not to give out my mobile number or email address or anything. Now, I assumed she was just being weird and paranoid, because she is a bit of a psycho. I thought at the most he had a crush on me, or perhaps he was a little fixated on me, because there's not exactly many gay people here - maybe he's just drawn to me for that reason.
Anyway, yesterday, he invited me to his birthday party. I kinda sputtered and said maybe, and at the end of the class we all swapped email addresses, since it was the last class I had with them all. I spoke to my boss again today, and didn't mention any of this, of course, but she did again say that he could cause problems, specifically that if he got interested in me, then got knocked back, he could be some kind of vengeful person and spread rumours that I had been touching him inappropriately, for example, which would ruin my boss's business. She also asked if he had asked for my number or anything, to which I said no - not a lie, since I gave it to him, he never asked.
So, the dilemma is, do I go to the party? On one hand, it could give Milan ideas, the wrong ideas! And consequently, it could cause the problems above. And if he mentioned it to her (which would be dumb, but he might), she would probably be very angry. (I'm undecided as to whether that's a good thing or not - my boss isn't one of my favourite people).
On the other hand, I'm no longer his teacher, and who is my boss to tell me what I can and can't do in my own time? This party sounds potentially cool (he said to bring someone else, since I wouldn't know anyone, obviously), and also, he's a nice guy. Would be cool to spend time with him, since I don't have many friends here, and also, I find the whole thing sweet, and I don't want to hurt him.
So... dilemma dilemma... Thoughts?