I’m a high school teacher, and one of my daughter’s peers wants to date me. Bad idea?
DEAR ABBY: I am a 50-year-old single mom who is extremely close with my 20-year-old daughter, who is away at college.
I haven’t dated for 12 years, partly because I did not want distractions from parenting.
Recently, a young man has contacted me for a casual relationship. These are my issues: He’s 21. My daughter would be disgusted, and I could never tell her.
Six years ago, he was a student of mine. (I teach high school.) Nothing inappropriate happened when he was a student. In fact, he had such a rude attitude that I once met with his mother.
I know this could never go anywhere, but I don’t want anything to go anywhere. At this point in my life, I would like to date casually.
He lives several hours away so we would see each other only occasionally.
I’m trying to decide whether my reluctance is justified and I should decline, or if I’m taking societal ideals too personally and I should have some fun but keep this secret from my daughter.
— UNCERTAIN IN CALIFORNIA
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