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to tell my colleague ive got feelings for him?

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emilysheart · 25/01/2013 21:55

I've realised i have got feelings for someone i work with.he's with someone but he has made it known to me that he's not happy in the relationship and i have had signal from him in the past that maybe he likes me. he is moving to another department soon so if i tell him now an he laughs in my face at least i won't have to face him on a daily basis. if i don't say anything i think i might regret it

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gordyslovesheep · 25/01/2013 21:57

yabu

sausagesandwich34 · 25/01/2013 21:57

he's with someone

don't say anything!

GhoulWithADragonTattoo · 25/01/2013 21:57

I wouldn't say anything unless he splits up with his partner to be honest.

Shakey1500 · 25/01/2013 21:57

I wouldn't say anything.

pinkyredrose · 25/01/2013 21:58

He wants a bit on the side. Move on you can do better.

SkinnybitchWannabe · 25/01/2013 22:00

Don't say anything while he's with someone.
If his relationship doesn't work out then you can think about talking to him.

HollyBerryBush · 25/01/2013 22:00

Depends if his current relationship is serious or casual.

But he's probably just marking his territory with you IYSWIM.

Ask yourself, if you invited him out for a goodbye drink and had a snogathon - would actually trust him if you then developed arelationship? The answer is no, because you would know he was cheating

AnyFucker · 25/01/2013 22:01

Fancy being the other woman do you ?

Think again. This is what you will regret.

WorraLiberty · 25/01/2013 22:02

YABU

And if he feels uncomfortable, he may well report you.

Work is not the best place to do or say anything like that.

emsyj · 25/01/2013 22:03

If he liked you, he would have done something about it. He's not that into you. Don't go down this road.

emilysheart · 25/01/2013 22:07

thank you all just needed confirmation that i am being ridiculous. you are right holly i had thought of that already. seems there is no good result from telling him even if he left his oh without cheating don't think i could handle the drama right now.

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emilysheart · 25/01/2013 22:09

haha worra he wouldn't report me

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AnyFucker · 25/01/2013 22:14

No (because his dick will swell with pride and joy), but somebody else might

AgentZigzag · 25/01/2013 22:20

I don't think you're being ridiculous imagining what could happen, it's just thinking the situation through.

If he likes you, he knows where you are.

emilysheart · 25/01/2013 22:26

can't see anyone reporting me its not that sort of work environment but anyway. thank you Agent-i do think we would be really good together but does seem like a bad idea now even if he agreed im not in a good place to be involved with anything serious right now

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AnyFucker · 25/01/2013 22:30

it wouldn't be something "serious" though would it ?

unless you count being a willing shag as the side dish to the main course of his marriage as "serious"

PickledInAPearTree · 25/01/2013 22:33

God no, not unless his circumstances change.

emilysheart · 25/01/2013 22:41

im not planning on being his ow. by serious i mean if he felt the same and left his cheating dw that he doesn't love.but i can't deal with the shower of shit that would rain down on me if that happened so i won't say anything

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changeforthebetter · 25/01/2013 22:41

Oh FFS this is the oldest line in the book "he's not happy in his relationship" = my wife doesn't understand me and I fancy a shag. Please keep well clear - especially as he is someone you work with

AnyFucker · 25/01/2013 22:43

who says his wife is a cheater ?

LesBOFerables · 25/01/2013 22:44

"His cheating wife that he doesn't love"- you do realise that this is probably bullshit, right?

ouryve · 25/01/2013 22:45

yabu

AgentZigzag · 25/01/2013 22:48

Are you just wanting to give him a sign you're interested so he doesn't 'go away' not knowing how you feel?

I can understand that.

But, aside from you not being in a good place at the minute yourself, not only would he be going from one relationship to another if you did anything, but he's having a scout about for something else before he decides to move on, and you wouldn't want to be a relative relationship (this is better than what I had, kind of thing).

Just reading your OP back though, him giving signals he might be interested might just be his general behaviour? What kinds of things has he done?

emilysheart · 25/01/2013 22:48

its not bullshit but seemingly irrelevant

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PickledInAPearTree · 25/01/2013 22:51

you mentioned your not in the place for a,relationship he's married, alarm bells for a disaster?

maybe it's good he's moving dept if his circumstances change he knows where you are. but I wouldn't touch him with a barge pole right now.