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Old 09-18-2009, 04:29 AM   #1
GentlieGant

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Default Am I being paranoid?
Now that I've become aware of emotional affairs, I have a question about my pastor. Just would like to get some objective opinions here. I have attended a small, very friendly, conservative church for almost a year now. Lots of socializing, lots of hugging, lots of cookouts, etc. I am a trustee, pianist, assist with the youth group, and whatever else needs to be done. Recently I have become aware that the pastor not only hugs me, but also kisses me on the cheek every time I leave the service. He had not always done that. I've never had a pastor do anything more than hug me. I have not thought to notice if he kisses everyone. Last week I got a new iphone. Everyone was looking at it at a cookout we had (his wife was absent). He looked through my list of favorites (frequently called), looked at all the names, and joked that his number wasn't there, and then added it. He also wanted to know who a certain affectionate nickname was (my grandson). On another occasion he told me he noticed I
had lost some weight. Another time, he told me I was very popular at church.
One time he asked me if I ever dated. I told him not in 30 years. He made
some comment about me still being a young woman, and something about
being too young to not have a man, or I shoud be enjoying a man, or
something like that. I'm hearing impaired and didn't understand it all, and
didn't ask him to repeat it. He has nicknamed me "Sissy." Last week after church, he asked me when my birthday is, told me when his is, and started
calculating the difference in our ages. (a few months) The other night my
mother invited him, his teenage son (his wife was working) and the youth pastor for supper on the spur of the moment, (first time to invite them out.) When they got out of their car, he told me he had looked at an aerial photo of our farm on the Internet. He began pointing out where different things should be located. I felt like he had not just looked at, but had studied the photo. There were two vacant seats at the table, one beside him and one beside the youth pastor. I sat next to the youth pastor. Pastor made several comments about why didn't I sit by him. At one point we were all joking about eating Spam, and he commented that he likes it. I was joking about recipes that "could" include Spam, and he looked at me and said, "I knew there was a reason I love you." After supper mother took them on a tour of the house. He made several comments about my old room (commented on the color and other features.) I almost felt like he was trying to remember the details.

Is this just a very friendly, outgoing pastor who's trying to "connect" with the
flock? Am I being paranoid? I've had preachers make passes at me before, but they were always very direct, and they were never MY pastor. I don't want to over-react and make something out of nothing, but I don't want to ignore a potential problem, either. If it is "something," what should I do?
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