Anna, 28, from London, asks:

I’ve noticed my college professor has started to act differently around me in the last month or two. I’ve been in his class for two years. He’s friendly to all his students and I’ve always thought I got along well with him. He is 35 and I’m 28. If I get within about six feet of him to talk to him he gets nervous and agitated and can’t get the words out quick enough. When teaching he looks around the room at the students, but I’ve noticed lately he looks over my head, never at me. He doesn’t do this to anyone else. Sometimes he will have a joke with the other students after class but never looks at or talks to me. I often come out of class feeling ignored and disliked. Yet, if I ask a question he looks straight at me and it feels like his eyes are boring into me at times. Last week as I left the classroom I said goodbye to him and he gave me a lovely smile. A few days later. I passed him in the corridor. I said hi as we passed. He looked up and when he saw me he froze for about 5 seconds and mumbled a hello and walked on. I’m not sure whether he likes me or hates me.

VictorM's advice:

Anna, you are one silly woman. You're not sure if he likes you or hates you? Come on! What you described is a text book example of all the signs that a man likes a woman and is totally smitten with her. This guy likes you. This guy can't stop thinking about you. But I think you know that. You just wanted to get confirmation. Right?

But the question is, will he do anything about it? As long as you're his student, he might not. What you might detect from time to time is his torment as his feelings duel with his conscience. That's why once in a while you feel ignored. He's trying to hide, maybe even fight, his attraction to you.

You have all the power in the world to torment the poor man. Use that power wisely.

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