But I'm kind of trying to prepare myself, both my thinking side and the depraved side that hopes for such a thing to happen, for the time when he may approach me when we are thankfully rarely alone.
I've been in his life since he was 9 and his brother was 7, and we're pretty much a blended-family success story.
How will I respond in a way that acknowledges and expresses appreciation for his feelings and even mine , preserves our relationship, and crosses no lines of no return? I'm sure I can't be the only stepparent, male or female, who must try to quell feelings of attraction to an attractive teen stepchild.
There are several reasons why his approaches to you may feel sexual.
I wasn't worried about suppressing my own previously fleeting feelings of this nature until recently, when we seem to be catching each other's eyes more, and he seems to be making efforts to be around me more than he needs to, bringing up casual topics of conversation, just so we can spend more time talking.
To move from the relatively concrete to the more visionary, perhaps you can consider these roles as archetypes, and see how those archetypes are being thwarted or challenged.
The kid I used to know has grown into a charming and attractive young man who looks even older than his age.
But your job is to maintain clarity and boundaries.
Description: It is also possible that he is using interaction with you to learn about how to interact with adult women.