1. I'd be kind of devastated, but I'd also feel so awkward that it would completely put me off pursuing a relationship anyway; I'd try to be friends though.
2. I enjoy being a student, the first month was absolutely frightening and I felt like a failure because of my lack of confidence... but then I managed to make a few friends and I'm looking forward to enjoying my second year with my newfound slightly-heightened self-esteem.
3. I suppose skillful use of boundaries -- don't 100 percent encourage or discourage them regarding certain things; show them respect, while ensuring that they know what is right and wrong... if that makes any sense.
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Good questions, these, so I'm passing them on.