I am attracted to, love and am in love with someone I used to mentor. This feeling came from nowhere just one day.
He is much younger than me, like by 15 years. He is straight, as far as I know. But I don’t connect with many people. He and I connect. He and I are so opposite, until you go beneath the surface. We always seem to be thinking the same things. He makes me laugh. He inspires me. But I know some of it is just lust. He’s incredibly handsome and charming. He really could probably get almost any girl he wanted.
I say I love him because I don’t NEED to be with him, even though it’s frustrating. And I can never tell him because I’d rather feel bad than make him uncomfortable.