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Liar

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Writing master degree exam papers (which is what I'll be doing this summer) requires the pairing of a student with a mentor teacher in the swedish uni system. I dunno how that works in other places, but here it means a close collaboration between the mentor (either a professor or a doctor at the institution) and a small group of 2 or 3 students writing theses in his field of expertise.

Today, I was at a party with the my group and two other bunches of rhethorics students, and got into a conversation with a student in my group. She's a sweet woman a little older then the majority of the class (which puts her in my age bracket I guess, I'm 30 where most of the bunch is 20 to 25), and a tad bit more grownup and controlled then the rest.

Or so I thought.

Over the fith glass of cheap white wine, she leans towards me and says "I think I may have to switch mentor. I think he has a conflict of interrest."

"How come?"

"Because,.. oh well, it's going to be official soon enough... I din't think he can be impartitial about my writings anymore."

"Why is that?"

"Because we're kind of a couple. Oh hell, let me be honest, we've been fucking like rabbits the past two weeks. In fact, he gave it to me regally in his office just before I came here tonight. My nipples still tingle."

...which is exactly when someone tripped over the power cord to the sound system, rendering complete scilence around us. Except for that entire line, which was heard by pretty much everyone in the room.

I've never seen so many heads turn and stare, nor I have I even seen anyone sport a full bloomed blush in less than 0.5 seconds before.

So I guess it's kind of official now. :cool:




Had no real purpose of writing this. Just thought it was a cute story. Have a nice day. :)
 
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To good to be true. :D When you run with it will your story be in the mature category or will you branch out to the Survivor contest?
 
jomar said:
To good to be true. :D When you run with it will your story be in the mature category or will you branch out to the Survivor contest?
Heh, are ppl over 30 mature now? Dam I feel old. ;)
 
Liar said:
Heh, are ppl over 30 mature now? Dam I feel old. ;)

Maturity and age are two separate issues. But, to my kids 30 is old, to me 30 is a babe in the woods. And for the most part, age is a state of mind.

By the way, how old is the mentor?
 
jomar said:
By the way, how old is the mentor?
45-ish.

The whole teacher-student sex thing is not a big deal over here. A teacher can bang a student til the cows come home provided that the teacher is not setting that student's grades.
 
Liar said:
45-ish.

The whole teacher-student sex thing is not a big deal over here. A teacher can bang a student til the cows come home provided that the teacher is not setting that student's grades.

I don't read in the mature category, but that would probably meet the criteria. Does it depend on the age gap or the age itself? Anyway, we're probably more restrained here. Somebody would construe a teacher-student relationship as uneven even if the teacher is not setting that student's grades. The US is pretty schizophrenic in its attitude toward sex. To me it's rather bizarre.
 
When teachers start fucking students, it will eventually result in fucking replacing studying as a means of getting grades. "If you'll give the student I'm fucking an A grade, I'll give the student you're fucking an A grade."

The problem is then discovered when totally unqualified students graduate and hit the job market. The problem is inevitable and is really bad for everyone involved, IMNTHO.
 
General rule of thumb:

In any situation where you care if your boobs stay in your shirt or your foot stays out of your mouth - no more than two glasses of cheap wine.
 
Yikes. How embarassing. I've had one or two crushes on TA's and one minor one on a prof (he's young), but I could never imagine acting on it. It just seems like a very uneven foundation for a relationship.
 
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