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...Tutor Troubles...
...Dear Tutor Troubles...
...seriousness, according to the handbook for resident tutors, any “amorous relationship” between undergraduates and resident tutors is grounds for the resident tutor’s dismissal. That means not only your resident tutor, but any resident tutor on campus. Certainly tutor-student relationships are taboo, but it is a little known fact that they are strictly forbidden in the College rulebooks...
While initiating a relationship in any circumstance can be confusing, this time you may have a third bedfellow to deal with: the Harvard bureaucracy. FYI, a Quincy House tutor had to leave last year following allegations of a relationship between her and an undergraduate. So, the basic problem here is that no matter what your real feelings, the rules are clear—simple friendship: yay. Deep passionate relationship or casual sex: nay. Harvard rules prohibit tutors to have student friends with “benefits...
...really like this tutor and you think the feelings are mutual, you should talk to him about it. Be honest and open with him, and hopefully you will receive the same treatment in return. Keep in mind, though, that your tutor is in a bit more of a precarious situation than you, as he has a year of delicious dining hall epicurean delights at stake. So, don’t take anything too personally: this is more than just about...