Dear April :
We have a new computer technician at work; he’s a contractor. Given that I will be seeing this person around the office, I introduced myself and chit chatted with him. Two months later, he came back to the office. We crossed paths and spoke some more. I was surprised that he remembered details of our first encounter to the point he asked me whether I remembered saying something. Anyway, he then asked me if I had a husband and age. I replied no and 35. He then went on to about his girlfriend, who, coincidentally, happens to be the same as I. I did not make much of this and just ignored the girlfriend comment. He seemed like a great guy and all, but I never considered him to be dating material. After all, I barely knew him and he supposedly has a girlfriend.
The following week, I had a major hard drive crash. Seeing that I needed my files by the next day, I tried to recover the data myself. I did not have any success and contacted our new computer technician. He came by the next day. He was very kind, went out of his way to help me, and very attentive. He even touched me on the forearm, and laughed at one of my remarks about the « nice guy » and noted that I was not only smart, but a very nice person too.
He left later that afternoon and I told him that I would see him next month, the time of the company’s monthly computer maintenance. He said that would be fine and that would be on holidays from December 20 to January 6. I wished him all the best and thanked him infinitely. We then shook hands and parted ways. He did not mention the girlfriend whatsoever.
Clearly, he is flirting with me and the more I get to know him, the more I like him. I don’t want to seem desperate and call him into the office again. Yet, I don’t want to give him the impression that I am not interested. What would be the best way to go about this situation?
Thanks,
Dianne
