|
|
| Author |
Message |
A Yahoo User
|
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 5:26 am Post subject: Did I make a fool of myself? Why would he act like this? Does he know I like him or does he think I'm a bother |
|
|
| I'm a young, adult female in college. One of the head priest at my church resigned due to administrative problems. Well, I've had a crush on him for the last six years. Sometimes, I want him to be my father (I didn't have one). I haven't been to church in three months b/c I'm trying to figure out my life & do some soul searching. Three months ago I made an appointment with the priest and told him about some of the probs I was experiencing with the church & one with him. I cried most of the visit and left. We emailed back and forth once a month & a half ago. A few days ago I emailed him to I to ask if he needed help packing up his office. (I did this b/c I can't afford a gift:( )So he told me when he was going to start. I went today. Helped him pack up a lot of books. (It was over a dozen boxes). Well, he ran out of boxes. He then says he's tired and done for the day. I asked him does he need any more help he said "no, it's just personal stuff on the walls I have to get and that corner."While we were packing up stuff. He gave me two things (which I wasn't expecting). He gave my an portable email thing but I have to pay a monthly fee to use it. He said it wasn't the state of the art and was 7-8 yrs. old. He also gave me a rug from somewhere (I forgot; I think it was Africa.) Well, he said thank you and I was such a good soul. He asked was I doing better; I said yes. I almost left but came back and asked him what he was going to do now. He told me a vacation, do stuff for his kids in aug, and consultation work in Minn. I told him that sound good & exciting. I know he stayed around b/c his car was there after I left the library and passed the church. It was lunch time and I think he had a lunch date. II cried by myself b/c I'll never see him again and he doesn't care. He's a married episcopal priest with kids. I don't want a relationship more like a friendship or a least know he's not gone FOREVER=(Please note: I don't want him to cheat on his wife. The mere offer would make me never trust him again. I just want to be his friend but I don't think he wants to be mine=( |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
Andrea0361 Yahoo User
|
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 5:36 am Post subject: |
|
|
| Of course you didn't make a fool of you're self, he's probably very flattered. But he's a married priest, and probably doesn't know how to act around you. They call crushes like yours transference, and their very common. He's probably trying to be compassionate to you without sending the wrong message. |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
KERRY Yahoo User
|
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 6:21 am Post subject: |
|
|
| He is probably scared!!!He knows you have a crush, he's a married priest with kids and perhaps you are sending out the wrong signals, also rumours get started so quickly.You didn't make a fool of yourself, but perhaps he let you help him pack so you could draw a line under that part of your life and move on.He probably does care, but wants to avoid any scandal. |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
niecers Yahoo User
|
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 7:21 am Post subject: |
|
|
| I agree he's scared. I know you are meaning well, but it's like your always there and he might take it as you want to be more than just friends and that's not what he wants so he's backing off. |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
|