Dear Queenie,
I have been a high school teacher for a long time. Recently a man who was one of my students when I first started teaching came home from studying and living abroad and we met up and started talking about old times. One thing led to another and he asked me to go out with him on a date.
There was never anything more than student and teacher between us when he was in school but now he’s grown up I find him attractive too.
Queenie, would it be okay for us to start dating?—Hesitating teacher
Dear Teacher,
I see no problem here, except that – this being such a small island – there is likely to be gossip about the age difference between the two of you, and speculation about a possible previous (inappropriate) relationship. Be prepared to cope with either, or both, possibilities.
