A male and a female coworker are sitting next to each other
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My coworker is making it REALLY obvious he likes me and I don’t know what to do, I need advice!
I (F23) have worked at the same office for about 2 years, and there’s a coworker (M27) who I’m almost positive has developed a thing for me.
It started out really innocent. He’d just say hi when we passed each other, then eventually he started stopping to talk to me. At first I didn’t think anything of it because we work together and he’s a pretty friendly guy.
But lately it has gotten to the point where I’m starting to wonder if I’m completely oblivious or if he’s actually trying to make a move.
I catch him looking at me constantly. Like, I’ll be working at my desk and look up and he’s already looking at me from across the room. We make eye contact, he smiles, and then suddenly he finds something extremely interesting on his computer lol.
An employee looking at something amusing on his computer, allegedly.
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He also seems to find excuses to come talk to me. He’ll ask me something he could probably figure out himself, or come over and start joking around with me. He remembers little things I’ve mentioned weeks ago, which honestly caught me off guard.
Then something happened the other day that made me REALLY start thinking about it.
I was getting an energy drink in the break room and he came in a few minutes later. We were talking like normal, and at one point he said something along the lines of, “You know, you’re actually really hard to read.”
I laughed and asked him what he meant.
He just smiled and said, “I can never tell if you’re flirting with me or just being nice.”
I completely froze because… what do you even say to that at work?
I kind of laughed it off and changed the subject, but now I can’t stop thinking about it.
The annoying part is that I actually find him attractive. If I wasn’t interested at all, this would be a much easier situation. But I really enjoy talking to him and there’s definitely some chemistry there.
A man tells his coworker that she is hard to read.
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My biggest concern is the fact that we work together. I LOVE my job and have no desire to make my workplace uncomfortable. If we dated and it didn’t work out, I’d still have to see him every day. And obviously there’s the whole “don’t **** where you eat” rule for a reason.
I also don’t know if I’m imagining some of this because I like him. Maybe he’s just naturally flirty and I’m interpreting everything differently because I’m attracted to him.So what would you do? Would you actually pursue something if you were in my position, or would you shut it down before anything happens?
A couple who met each other at work.
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