I have a big crush on somebody who I believe to be single. I am single too.
I have my own business in a field aligned to his. We’ve exchanged a few messages around the topic of work.
I’ve asked him to come and deliver a small piece of work for me and he has agreed.
On the surface it all appears very professional but I know my intentions aren’t entirely work-related. 🤭
I feel like I’ve manipulated him into my world under false pretences. That is exactly what I’ve done in fact, because I’m curious and want to get to know him more. I could have asked any number of other persons with the same skillset to do the work, but I choose him because I fancy him.
There isn’t a power imbalance (we are on the same level but different fields) and regardless of what happens, his work will benefit my business and mine his.
Part of me is impressed by my plotting but the other part feels guilty!
Am I acting out of line?