Is it normal for a professor to give me his phone number privately?

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I'm a 20 year old female in College. Currently, I'm taking a particular class in which my professor has been a tad flirtatious with me. This behavior began as us just getting along and progressed into him paying more attention to me than other students and now he just gave me his cell phone number in private, in case I ever wanted to "call for a laugh." My logic here is, men don't generally do this kind of thing unless they're looking for a quick hookup with a student that they happened to find interest in. However might it be the case that he actually wants to be my mutual friend? Anywho, I feel conflicted between texting him versus just ignoring the advance.
Is this normal? Has this ever happened to you?
If so, please leave comments detailing how you handled the situation.

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  • [Old Memory]
    11 years ago

    i dont like it, but to get out of it with out yr grades suffering youd have to be diplomatic

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  • [Old Memory]
    11 years ago

    Ask his boss whether it's normal.

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    • MissyLeyneous
      11 years ago

      This!

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      • [Old Memory]
        11 years ago

        ^That!

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  • foxyk
    11 years ago

    A male teacher did this to me also and I am 20... Lol how weird. I don't know he ended up texting me and stuff and it ended up we stopped talking... He flirted with me during the texts but I think he realized I wasn't gonna Hook up lol also, I was a former student of his ... Still see him around though. I saw a girl in his class that he has now and they exchanged numbers ... So funny sounds like the same teacher lol guess there are more cases like this than I thought

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  • GuessWho
    11 years ago

    Being the teacher's pet is one thing, but give him too much attention and it may lead to more than just friendship.

    I think... keep it in the classroom. For as long as you're at college, don't contact him any other way. Once you're done, feel free to call him once in a while for a chat or to meet him for coffee, etc.

    Unless you're looking for action, in which case you should contact him multiple times per week.

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  • [Old Memory]
    11 years ago

    I think it is frowned upon in academia. Mentorship is encouraged but not romantic fraternization.

    This month, my best friend is moving in with a man who was her professor while she was in graduate school two years ago. He's only ten years older than her. It seems normal for them. After knowing him though, I think that his position of power with her must have played to his advantage somewhat. She's way out of his league but at least he seems to be aware of it.

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