there are some other factors involved in it being public knowledge, that could be extremely detrimental to me in terms of opportunities and letters of ref.
Also ****** relationships that do not end well can usually be dealt with by just noting seeing the person anymore, this would not be possible if i had to see her twice a day in class. The chances of things ending amicably in a nonsexual relationship are much higher than ending amicably after things get too serious.
It's sort of like fukkin people you work with, which i have previously learned the hard way, is a bad idea.