I’ve a schoolgirl crush on my yoga teacher

Q: I’m 47 and married to a lovely man, but I’ve developed a giddy schoolgirl crush on my female yoga teacher. How common is this — and will it pass?

I know how you feel. For years, the only thing that could drag me out of bed of a Saturday morning was the prospect of seeing my super-skinny, charismatic, ex-ballerina yoga teacher contort herself like a bendy toy. Though I frequently struggled with positions such as Downward Dog, she never made me feel inadequate. In fact, her gentle encouragement made me glad to be the one that needed the most help in the class.

Teachers and doctors, and other people in the caring professions, are used to being idolised by students and patients, and yoga teachers, personal trainers, masseurs and hairdressers make the perfect girl-crush for much the same reason.