Hi all, sorry I keep posting on this topic, but I just really needed to get this out. I had my last meeting with my on campus therapist, so now I have no one to talk to about this. I talked to my therapist about my crush on my art professor, which was refreshing to talk to someone about. We talked about boundaries and what it meant to have a healthy relationship with people who are "off-limits". While I struggle with this reality, it's something I accept. While I have a ton of bottled up feelings for her, I respect her position and that pursuing anything is just out of the question. But here's the thing. I don't think about her in a sexual or lustful way. Nor do I hope to gain any sort of romantic relationship with her. I just really admire her and her intelligence and love her personality. I would really like to stay in contact with her, if even just as acquaintances, if even just to let her know what I am doing after college. I started really trying hard to participate in class, and just today after I turned in my final exam to her she told me how much she enjoyed having me in her class and how valuable I was to class discussion, as well as congratulating me on graduating. After I left the class the thought of that being the last I'd ever see her just made me so depressed to the point where I couldn't focus on anything else. I seriously just wanted to cry. I know that seems ridiculous, but I denying how I felt. I am torn right now. I really want to send her an email saying how much I appreciated her class and that I hope we could stay in contact, but I feel a bit unsure about this. Is this weird? I mean I have great relationships with other professors. Plenty of my professors I plan to stay in contact with after college, and would have no problem asking them if they would want to get coffee. Heck, I have even gotten beer with one of my professors. So when my art professor emails me telling me grade in the class (which I am almost certain will be an A), was thinking maybe I could just tell her how much I enjoyed and appreciated her class and if she were ever in the area maybe we could get coffee and talk about school and whatever. Is that weird? Part of me is saying no. Don't do it. That's weird. The other part of me is saying it's not weird at all, and that tons of students stay in contact with professor's. I really think I will regret it in the long run if I don't try to stay in contact. What do you think? Sorry this is so long, just feeling a bit emotionally exhausted.