Is It Ethical for a Professor to Kiss a Student?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the ethical implications of a professor kissing a student, sparked by a personal anecdote about a casual encounter at a bar. Participants explore the dynamics of student-teacher relationships, the potential for romantic interactions, and the boundaries set by educational institutions.

Discussion Character

  • Debate/contested
  • Exploratory
  • Conceptual clarification

Main Points Raised

  • One participant recounts a kiss from their professor while suggesting that intoxication reveals true feelings.
  • Another participant humorously questions the assumption that the professor was the only one intoxicated.
  • Several participants share personal experiences or hypothetical scenarios regarding relationships with professors, indicating a mix of humor and seriousness.
  • Concerns are raised about the ethical implications of student-teacher relationships, with some suggesting that once a student is no longer enrolled, such interactions may be acceptable.
  • Some participants express skepticism about the appropriateness of such relationships, citing institutional rules against them.
  • There are playful exchanges about the attractiveness of professors and the implications of dating within academic settings.
  • One participant reflects on their own experiences with dating within academia, noting the complications that arise from such relationships.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on the ethics of professor-student relationships, with multiple competing views presented regarding the appropriateness and implications of such interactions.

Contextual Notes

Participants express varying opinions on the boundaries of student-teacher relationships, with some referencing institutional policies that may differ between schools. The discussion includes humor and personal anecdotes, which may influence the seriousness of the ethical considerations raised.

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So I was at the bar, and all of the sudden this beautiful gorgeous blonde starts snapping her fingers at me and calling my name. Wouldn't you know it, it was my 27 year old psych professor from last semester. I think she was a little bit tipsy cause she kissed me. But you know what they say, you show your true feelings when your drunk . :biggrin:
 
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Let's see now, 27 year old, professor, blond and beutiful, kissing you... Are you entirely sure she was the drunk one? :biggrin: :wink: - So, how did the evening go from there?
 
Joel said:
Let's see now, 27 year old, professor, blond and beutiful, kissing you... Are you entirely sure she was the drunk one? :biggrin: :wink: - So, how did the evening go from there?

I think this sums it up: "Ah, who the hell are you!"

Well that's in the morning atleast.
 
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When you wake up your sheets may be sticky, but dreams can be just so cool.
 
dduardo said:
I think this sums it up: "Ah, who the hell are you!"

Well that's in the morning atleast.

Quite possible. *grins*

Ps. I'm sure you've noticed the desperate denial of reality in the responces of the last three posters, Gravenewworld. :wink:
 
So, how did the evening go from there?

Honestly I didn't really take it too seriously, I knew she had a little bit too much to drink. She only talked to me for about 5-10 min before we left. But how awesome is it? Not many people can say they got a kiss from their hot professor.
 
gravenewworld said:
Not many people can say they got a kiss from their hot professor.
Are you sure it was a psych prof? Sounds like Moonbear to me. :-p :biggrin:
 
oh no he didnt!
 
Danger said:
Are you sure it was a psych prof? Sounds like Moonbear to me. :-p :biggrin:

I'm slightly older than 27 (though some people might still mistake me for that age...or I'd like to continue deluding myself into believing that anyway), but I know I was quite sober and stuck in an airport last night, so it must have been that other gorgeous, blonde professor. :biggrin: :smile:
 
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Moonbear said:
so it must have been that other gorgeous, blonde professor. :biggrin: :smile:
So it's true, you have a twin?
 
  • #11
isn't that kind of student-teacher relations agianst your school's rules?
 
  • #12
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  • #13
yourdadonapogostick said:
isn't that kind of student-teacher relations agianst your school's rules?
Once someone is no longer your student, most schools would say it's okay (a few would say they have to no longer be a student at the school, but most aren't that extreme).
 
  • #14
At what point as an ex-professor would I be allowed to say that there were a few students that made me slightly weak in the knees?

Hypothetically speaking, of course...
 
  • #15
The second to hand in your resignation form?
 
  • #16
oh, big whoop. I've made out with tons of my professors. You think I get straight A's because I'm smart? heh. :-p
 
  • #17
Yes MIH, but this is the other way around :-p This is a male student and female professor. If I become a professor, all of the good looking, and willing, girls will pass with flying colors :wink:
 
  • #18
mattmns said:
Yes MIH, but this is the other way around :-p This is a male student and female professor. If I become a professor, all of the good looking, and willing, girls will pass with flying colors :wink:

Damn it. That's why I'm failing. How much does a sex change and a boob job cost?
 
  • #19
Joel said:
Let's see now, 27 year old, professor, blond and beutiful, kissing you...

Happened to me once... then it turned out to be my Mom tucking me.
 
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LOL smurf I am doing what asians would do, since I happen to be asian (well ok only half thai, 25% irish, 25% polish). Everyone says I look italian or spanish though. She would alway talk in class about how all her gfs are getting married etc. and how she was still single. I guess she is looking for a young handsome buck like myself :smile:
 
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  • #21
Math Is Hard said:
oh, big whoop. I've made out with tons of my professors. You think I get straight A's because I'm smart? heh. :-p
Cute, MIH. And I bet the 'short skirts' helped too. :biggrin:

Somehow, I think you are kidding. :wink:

When I was a graduate student teaching undergrad courses, it would have never occurred to me to date an undergrad female in my department, regardless of whether she was in the class I was teaching or not. It is just too much of a conflict.

But then again, I was married - so I never had to worry.
 
  • #22
Silly me, it just never occurred to me to date someone young enough to be my student! I did have one older student, but he wasn't at all attractive. I did go on a date with my physics TA when I was an undergrad, but that was about a year after I took his class; we just happened to run into each other after the class was over...he was taking a course down the hall from another class of mine, so we'd run into each other every week. But after he burnt the dinner he was cooking and then spent the rest of the evening showing me his qualifying exam (and telling me how easy it was that even I could have passed it with what I learned in his class :rolleyes:), I decided not to date physicists anymore. I stick with engineers now. :biggrin: :smile:
 
  • #23
At my work I get hit on by some of the students. It's very frustrating. Especially when the one I would have really loved to ask out graduated but I never saw her again after graduation day and I didn't have the nerve to ask her on the day of.

I've been hit on by at least two professors and one high school teacher. Not from my own school though and not while I was in school either.
 
  • #24
Moonbear said:
I decided not to date physicists anymore. I stick with engineers now. :biggrin: :smile:
good thing I'm an engineer and a minister:D
 
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  • #25
Moonbear said:
I decided not to date physicists anymore. I stick with engineers now. :biggrin: :smile:
:smile: Me too. :wink: Engineers are better than physicists! It seems thst physicists couldn't stop thinkg about physics even for 1 minute. :devil: They're always talking about physics! Even their jokes are about physics laws. Somehow I think physicists are the men of words and engineers are the men of actions!


I have to leave here immediately!
 
  • #26
gravenewworld said:
So I was at the bar, and all of the sudden this beautiful gorgeous blonde starts snapping her fingers at me and calling my name. Wouldn't you know it, it was my 27 year old psych professor from last semester. I think she was a little bit tipsy cause she kissed me. But you know what they say, you show your true feelings when your drunk . :biggrin:
You left off the beginning part of your letter when you say "Dear Hustler, you're not going to guess what happened to me at the bar last night..."
 
  • #27
yourdadonapogostick said:
good thing I'm an engineer and a minister:D
An engineer still in high school and a minister of a church no one's heard of.


Score.
 
  • #28
that doesn't make me any less of either. :biggrin:
 
  • #29
Yes.. Yes it does actually. You're stretching it for 'Junior Engineer' as it is... And your minister powers were attained off the internet!
 
  • #30
do you want to see my job contract?

being ordained over the internet is just as valid as being ordained any other way.
 

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