So I graduated high school this past year and have liked this one teacher of mine since I was a junior in high school. It's more than just his looks - obviously at first I found him attractive but it's past that now, so it's more than just a physical attraction for me. His personality is what really got me, and over time I have definitely become emotionally attached to him. I always get vibes that he's attracted to me, just because of many different things that have happened. I always feel some sort of connection between us? I'm not going to tell many stories explaining our relationship, but I'm almost positive he at least finds me attractive.
-He will jokingly flirt with me quite often, but most of the time it's only when just me and my friends around visiting him in his office - he won't be too flirty in front of the whole class. All my friends call me "his favorite," and it sure does seem like it.. he really doesn't talk to any other girls. He is always found talking with guys since he's big on sports, but with me it just seems different and we can have a conversation about basically anything. We've become close over our two years of just "talking." We go back and forth with the sarcastic joking so much.
-I should probably add that my friends and I have caught him staring at me, blah blah the usual. Not surprising because he's a man in his twenties.
So after two years I still can't shake my feelings for him, and I can't help but think if he would actually want to date me in the future. (I'm not really looking to date him RIGHT now, and I wouldn't want his colleagues thinking we had something when I was still in school because we didn't) I should probably initiate it just so I'll know for sure if he has feelings for me, but I don't know how to go about this? I will add that I'm 18 and he's 27. Don't judge it all by the age.. I don't want to screw up the relationship we have and make it awkward, but I guess I would have to risk that.