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I want to ask out a guy, but my friend is forbidding me from doing it.

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CartoonPenguin · 22/04/2023 17:47

Me and my co-worker (who we'll just call "Sally") have a bit of a crush on the same guy at work and he actually asked out Sally just a couple of months ago. Despite Sally's feelings towards him, she actually rejected him since she felt uneasy about dating a co-worker and she didn't want to do anything that could potentially affect her work life.

So Sally rejected him and I've spent the past couple of months thinking about me making a move. I'm not so uptight about dating co-workers, but I made my intentions clear to Sally and now she's forbidding me from doing it. She's saying that she plans on leaving this job soon since her college graduation is coming up. She plans on graduating in just a few weeks, getting her degree, landing an actual career (we're working retail right now) and then asking our crush if he's still interested in dating since they'd no longer be co-workers.

I think it's unfair since it sounds like Sally is calling dibs on this guy. We've argued about the whole thing recently and I've made the argument that she had her chance at dating him, but she blew it when she decided to remain loyal to a multi-million dollar corporation that doesn't actually care about her. But she's arguing that "it's not that simple" and that she's just trying her best to not cause drama in the workplace. She's also argued that she's been crushing on him for sigificantly longer than me, which is true, but I don't see why that matters. Am I the bad guy for wanting to ask him out? Should I really just give up and let Sally go at him again even though she already made it clear that she's not interested in him?

OP posts:
TheLoupGarou · 23/04/2023 11:51

Well - all is fair in love and war, but:

  1. he fancies her not you.
  2. you'll probably lose your friendship over it as she won't forgive you. You decide if you want to risk it...
Hawkins003 · 23/04/2023 11:51

In espionage and intelligence circles fishing from the company pond is encouraged due to the nature of the business, yes it's tricky I'f the relationship goes pickles

ParkCrescent · 23/04/2023 11:53

If this is real and you're happy with being sloppy seconds and losing a mate - then yes, go ahead.

sladys · 23/04/2023 14:17

QueSyrahSyrah · 22/04/2023 19:33

He works with both of you, he knows both of you, he's not bothered about dating co-workers, but he asked Sally out, not you.

Keep your dignity, keep your friendship with Sally and leave well alone.

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