Dear Mina:

I hope he sees you as a person too. I hope everyone sees you as a person, with deep feelings, hopes and dreams, challenges, hurts and fears, the whole human experience, not just a “pretty face” or a potential girlfriend.

You wrote that I would have to ask him if he sees you more than a pretty face. Well, you can ask him. You can ask him how he sees you, what he thinks of you, of what you shared with him, and get feedback.

I don’t think he is wrong for falling in love with you or for being interested in being your boyfriend, putting aside the bad timing. It is natural for a young man to be drawn to a young woman he finds attractive. I mean, the chemicals going through his brain and body all promote such interest.

Post again anytime, Mina. Soon you will be going back to your university, correct? It is two days to September. I wonder how that transition is going to be like for you.

anita