a work related crush

iVillage Member
Registered: 02-07-2004
a work related crush
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Thu, 08-26-2004 - 6:02pm
A coworker recently confronted me that he has a strong crush on me and wants to go out. I don't feel the same. Usually, when someone tells me they like me and I don't feel the same, I end up getting pissed at the person. That's also in my current case. I don't like that he told me, and it's getting awkward at the workplace. We can't even meet each other's eyes anymore, and I can't control my anger towards him so I end up just ignoring him. Everything I do I always have to think if he's gonna take it the wrong way, etc so I end up inhibiting my actions. It's become so that I don't want to go to work anymore.

Is there any advice out there for this situation? Thanks a ton!

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-04-2003
Thu, 08-26-2004 - 6:24pm
Direct and to the point, "I don't feel the same way about you and now I feel angry at the unwanted attention. I don't want to give mixed signals, how you think we should resolve this as I don't want there to any friction in our professional relationship."


Carrie