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Difficulty interpreting romantic interest in a workplace friendship

💚 healthsocial problemSingle report ●●●●● severity 2/5

A project manager is unsure how to determine if a female colleague has romantic feelings for him without risking their existing friendship, noting that while they communicate extensively, she consistently declines invitations to meet in person.

Who's affected: A project manager in an IT company

⚠️ Single report. This is one person's account. We mark it so until more voices confirm it.

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Ideas a builder, maker or community group could start on:

  1. A guide or workshop on navigating workplace romantic ambiguity and setting healthy boundaries
  2. A digital coaching service that helps users analyze communication patterns to gauge interpersonal interest
  3. A template for initiating low-pressure, group-based social outings to test comfort levels in person
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Real voices

“her reluctance to meet me is making it difficult to understand her”

Source: Stack Exchange (interpersonal) · CC BY-SA 4.0, user-contributed content from Stack Exchange; summarized and modified

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