Active discussions

Meet the Other Phone. Child-safe in minutes.

Meet the Other Phone.
Child-safe in minutes.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

Talk
AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

Original poster

to ask you to help with my office battle?

304 replies

CopperHandle · 07/09/2017 09:16

Bloke and I at work having A Dispute over a fiver.
He believes that the fiver is mine, I believe that it is his.
Cue the Fiver War of 2017.

So far he has hidden the fiver between the keys of my keyboard, in my office trainers (kept under my desk) and tucked in the grid cover of my desk fan.

I have stuck it under his mouse (covering the sensor) and taped it HEAVILY with washi tape (brightly coloured masking tape) to his desk.

Fiver is currently on my desk.

I need HELP, please lovely Mumsnetters - I am very competitive in need of a win this week

OP posts:
Thread gallery
7
Alittlepotofrosie · 10/09/2017 12:17

Nothing wrong with a bit of flirting op!

boo2410 · 10/09/2017 20:35

Oooh roll on tomorrow. I reckon this is a fledgling romance in the making, you mark my words 💞

RachelP247 · 11/09/2017 13:44

Did you guys manage to get to Gretna OK this weekend?

Booboo66 · 11/09/2017 13:57

Love the fearne cotton thing Grin

gingergenius · 11/09/2017 14:25

I reckon you need to take the fiver out, prop it up on the bar with a pair of paper sunglasses attached, and sitting next to a nice cocktail and take a selfie of you and said fiver, text it to him and say "having a lovely time, wish you were here"

Jux · 11/09/2017 14:41

Make one of those 'head in a jar' things, and tape the fiver to the head.

Jux · 11/09/2017 14:47

DD has two friends who adore Poldark. DD doesn't. She really really doesn't. Sothey cut pictures of him out, and find pics of him onlibe, and they hide them and send them to her and she's constantly buzrsting into laughter as she gets yet another pic of him.

That's whait you two are doing. Keep it as it is and just have fun.

fastdaytears · 11/09/2017 14:50

Open an account together and save it towards the wedding 💜💜

fastdaytears · 11/09/2017 14:51

Sorry just read and seen that you're worried about it being flirty. Really don't! Just sounds like 2 people who get on well to me. Enjoy it.

Original poster
CopperHandle · 11/09/2017 16:07

No real updates today.
I now have raging paranoia that he's seen this thread and thinks I'm a lunatic stalker.

OP posts:
3luckystars · 11/09/2017 16:48

I think you should buy condoms with it Smile

Love love love, dadadaaa
Love love love, dadaaaadaaa

bellaboo101 · 11/09/2017 19:13

Aww this sounds lovely,

my partner Manages a patisserie and I work close by, I'd go in every day before we were 'dating' and he would write something lovely on my receipt until he one day he wrote his number on the receipt and 3 years on we have a house and a 9 month old baby Grin

Do you like him like him OP? Wink maybe buy him a coffee with the fiver? Maybe write something on the fiver?

Don't be scared or embarrassed at a bit of flirting! It's fun, if you want things to go further SLOWLY steer the flirting in a more flirty direction.

Polliver · 11/09/2017 19:18

Hahahahahahaha I love a good office flirt. That's where DH and I met. Post it to him at the office

GeorgiePeachie · 12/09/2017 17:22

I like the idea of taking photos of the fiver on adventures. Fiver at the pub.fiver doing the washing up. gingergenius

boo2410 · 12/09/2017 18:28

Well, what's happened today? Anything we need to know about????

Original poster
CopperHandle · 14/09/2017 17:25

Nothing to report, except for now I'm looking at him with new (ish) eyes and he's really quite attractive.

Damn you all Grin

I have no idea if he's single, doubt he'd be interested even if he was, really not sure a work romance is a good idea and am paranoid.

(I'm such a catch)

OP posts:
stealtheatingtunnocks · 14/09/2017 17:27

Only one way to find out. And, you're totally a catch, you've got a spare fiver for starters.

Original poster
CopperHandle · 14/09/2017 17:31

And, you're totally a catch, you've got a spare fiver for starters

I also have all my own teeth [smug]

OP posts:
gustofwind · 15/09/2017 09:50

ask him what he's doing at the weekend... Grin

I have high hopes for this! You think he's attractive! I bet he thinks the same about you...

Go for it OP!

Jg1 · 15/09/2017 10:06

Ooh, love a good office romance. Locking eyes across the photocopier. An accidental brushing of hands reaching for tea mugs... Grin

Viviennemary · 15/09/2017 10:08

Give it to charity.

Original poster
CopperHandle · 15/09/2017 13:39

gustofwind Well he did say he thinks I'm attractive, but in a context of me being dumped by my bf and him being nice. ie. It was a pity compliment.

OP posts:
stealtheatingtunnocks · 16/09/2017 19:57

Yeah, well, men don't really do pity compliments.

ScissorBow · 16/09/2017 20:15

Yeah he's interested

SugaredSocks · 16/09/2017 23:09

What makes you think it's a pity compliment? How's the game going? I love the idea of taking photos of the fiver doing things. If you had the money I'd get them sent to him as a postcard in a wish you were here style. Or you could go for broke and have the fiver "kidnapped" and a ransom note on his desk and oh look you'll have to have a drink to discuss how to get it back and to calm your nerves with the shock Wink