Dilemma

A couple of years ago, our doctor began being very friendly with us. We just thought she was being nice. She loaned me some of her own books when I was pregnant, and told us where she lived. We live in the same neighborhood and we're the same ages and we like talking about all kinds of things. My husband and I began running into her occasionally here and there like out walking the neighborhood or the farmers market or the coffee shop or the grocery store. She has also loaned us some of her magazines and we loaned her a couple of ours. It seemed like she was being more friendly than one normally would with a patient but we also thought maybe she's just like that.

Last week I ran into her at the coffee shop that I often go to. She was sitting with a group of women, one of whom is a friend of mine. They invited me to join them so I did. It was a little awkward but hey whatever. We had fun! That evening we took our son in for his Well Child Checkup and she said how great it was to see me at the coffee shop and told me all about the group and invited me to join them every Wednesday morning. I'm thinking to myself: This is the woman who gives me my yearly pelvic exam and breast exam - stuff like that! Can I sit and have coffee with her? Aren't we supposed to keep some sort of professional distance?

But I like her a lot and have over the years found myself curious about her - wanting to ask her questions about herself and don't because - well, she's my doctor!! Whenever we run into each other we always find lots to talk about and she is very interesting to me. I don't think she gets my sense of humor, but I think she thinks I'm interesting too.

So my dilemma is this: Maybe she's just being nice. Maybe she's just really super casual. Therefore, maybe I should not take it seriously and just smile and say thank you and just let it go?

Maybe I should find someone else to do my yearly exams?

Maybe I think too much!?

What do YOU think?