Met a guy through OLD. Very compatible, both really keen on each other. He ticks all my boxes, and I find him extremely attractive both physically and intellectually.
There's a hitch, of course.
He's been single 5 months, after a 2 year relationship. In the last 5 weeks, he joined OLD and has been on 3 dates, including me.
I work in health care, in a close knit environment. My friends are also my colleagues. I have lots of close friends through work.
So imagine my horror, when I found out that one of the dates he had been on was my colleague and close friend (A). In fact, this friends 18 year old is considering doing some babysitting for me, to give you an idea of the friendship.
So I let things die out quickly, as it just felt too awkward for me. I spoke to A who said she didn't have a problem in me dating him, he was a really nice guy, but she just didn't fancy him (he most definitely isn't her type, so that all rings true). But I left it anyway. 2 weeks later, I thought better of it, and messaged him. We went on a date, and the sparks flew. Date 2 is this weekend.
Then today, I asked him out of curiosity (because we were laughing over the irony that pretty much everyone in work knows who he is and everything about him, Asia appears my friend told an awful lot of people about their date!). Yeah. You guessed. I know her too (C). She's the friend of B another close work colleague and infact, my A and B are currently away together on holiday. A holiday I was hoping to go on too.
A, and C will both be at an event at B's house in a few weeks, which I will also be at.
So, given the above, is it too awkward? I really like him, but I just feel a bit weird about it.
You couldn't make this shit up! And no, I don't live in a small town!!! The opposite!