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What to do please?

I got told by the girl I like at work that I am a decent guy to her and marrying her maybe a future thing to her. Ever since then I just wanted to be respectful by keeping a reasonable distance minding myself and my own business and to myself whilst focusing on the work and task to hand whilst respecting her stance, and space. Although on 2/3 different occasions just because I am doing what I am doing above we find ourselves to each other in being at different places whilst at work in avoidance of one and other and it’s not as though she can’t even say hi, hey or hello to me. Is she still upset with me to how have I reacted to her response since I have become distant and quiet and just keeping to myself in a reasonable distance to when I see her. Is she giving any form of message or signal or sign because a work colleague yesterday said that she wasn’t herself, she went an hour than usual and that particular colleague is quite close to her and I said was it because of me or anything. What do I do?

Reply 1

Her marrying you, may be a future thing for her?
And yet, from the sounds of things, you're not seeing her outside of work?

Reply 2

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by Dunnig Kruger
Her marrying you, may be a future thing for her?
And yet, from the sounds of things, you're not seeing her outside of work?

Yeah she said she sees a future where we could get married. I can’t see her outside of work I’m Muslim and in order to ensure there’s any form of blessing within this potential marriage that may occur or happen everything must be kept righteous.

Reply 3

Oh yes you can see her outside of work.
In public places, with a chaperone / family member.

Reply 4

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by Dunnig Kruger
Oh yes you can see her outside of work.
In public places, with a chaperone / family member.

Yeah but I don’t think it would be sensible when our families don’t know that. I want to understand exactly why is it this avoidance from her side is occurring whilst we are at work. And whether or not there’s any signs or signals or she’s trying to give a message across yet I’m failing to understand?

Reply 5

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by Anonymous
Yeah but I don’t think it would be sensible when our families don’t know that. I want to understand exactly why is it this avoidance from her side is occurring whilst we are at work. And whether or not there’s any signs or signals or she’s trying to give a message across yet I’m failing to understand?


Its only occuring bcs ur also avoiding her. Her confession has made things awkward bcs u havent said yes or no

Reply 6

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by Anonymous
Its only occuring bcs ur also avoiding her. Her confession has made things awkward bcs u havent said yes or no

I’m avoiding her because after confessing my feelings for her she said that I am a decent guy she’d would marry me in the future. As a result to respect her wishes, for her to have her space I’m just keeping to myself whilst focusing on my work. And I am not upset over her confession because I was expecting/anticipating for her to say that. I just wanted to make my feelings and intentions clear of. My stance would always be a yes. Although I want to understand why she feels the need to avoid me when myself ain’t hurt over her decision I’m just avoiding her to an extent purely because of the above.

Reply 7

This is madness!

You don't know each other as people.
You just know each other as work colleagues. And not very well at that, from the sound of things.

Get to know each other as people.
It's down to you to pave the way to the 2 of you getting to know each other as people.

Look at things from her point of view. Why should she marry you?

Reply 8

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by Dunnig Kruger
This is madness!
You don't know each other as people.
You just know each other as work colleagues. And not very well at that, from the sound of things.
Get to know each other as people.
It's down to you to pave the way to the 2 of you getting to know each other as people.
Look at things from her point of view. Why should she marry you?

Well the thing is I need to deep down establish whether there’s feelings there for me or not because my feelings is clear for her and I told her this myself. I don’t want to be led or played on just by waiting for her. I mean I would wait for her but I would want to know yes I feel the same way as you do for me and then it only means one thing then.

Reply 9

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by Anonymous
Well the thing is I need to deep down establish whether there’s feelings there for me or not because my feelings is clear for her and I told her this myself. I don’t want to be led or played on just by waiting for her. I mean I would wait for her but I would want to know yes I feel the same way as you do for me and then it only means one thing then.

If you were to marry her, would you feel as if you'd been lucky and had overachieved in this aspect of your life?

Now put yourself in her shoes. Do you think she'd want the same feeling?

What have you done to give her the feeling that she would have overachieved if she were to marry you?
What have you done to give her the feeling that she would have underachieved if she were to marry you?

Reply 10

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by Dunnig Kruger
If you were to marry her, would you feel as if you'd been lucky and had overachieved in this aspect of your life?
Now put yourself in her shoes. Do you think she'd want the same feeling?
What have you done to give her the feeling that she would have overachieved if she were to marry you?
What have you done to give her the feeling that she would have underachieved if she were to marry you?

Lucky and overachieved yes. I put my point across clear that she is a sweet, well mannered and polite hardworking pretty and beautiful girl. It would really depend in what she would be looking for in an opposite half? We have worked together a lot we found ourselves in situations where we have paired up to one and other, being there for one and other working well as a team and duo whatever we lacked we have each other backing. She was quite confident in approaching me as a colleague for help, openly and actively wanting to communicate to me giving signs to do so.

Reply 11

If you remove the religious window dressing it sounds like after you initially said you liked each other you've then totally shut down and put your head in the sand, probably offending her or at least making her feel rejected. Nothing you're saying implies you intend to change this anytime soon?

Reply 12

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by StriderHort
If you remove the religious window dressing it sounds like after you initially said you liked each other you've then totally shut down and put your head in the sand, probably offending her or at least making her feel rejected. Nothing you're saying implies you intend to change this anytime soon?

When you say offending her what do you mean? And shutting down putting my head in the sand? And no there’s nothing for her to feel as though she’s rejected or something because I would love for this to work she herself said I’m a decent guy and it’s for the future.

Reply 13

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by Anonymous
When you say offending her what do you mean? And shutting down putting my head in the sand? And no there’s nothing for her to feel as though she’s rejected or something because I would love for this to work she herself said I’m a decent guy and it’s for the future.

Well that's what I'm saying, if you remove religion, this is basically just ghosting someone, in terms of dating game it's awful. Your priority seems to be to keep your distance and mind your own business and that's it? You say you want to know more about her feelings but you sound like the one keeping your distance?

Reply 14

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by StriderHort
Well that's what I'm saying, if you remove religion, this is basically just ghosting someone, in terms of dating game it's awful. Your priority seems to be to keep your distance and mind your own business and that's it? You say you want to know more about her feelings but you sound like the one keeping your distance?

Look I understand what you’re saying but I need to be respectful of where she’s coming from and I don’t want her to feel harassed or nagged about this matter. I want her to feel as though she has that respect from my side with space. If I do want to know more about her feelings or to why she does this my question to you is if I let’s say spoke to her baring in mind I just want to ensure there’s respect, space and no feeling of being harassed am I doing the right thing and two what should I do then?
Original post
by Anonymous
Look I understand what you’re saying but I need to be respectful of where she’s coming from and I don’t want her to feel harassed or nagged about this matter. I want her to feel as though she has that respect from my side with space. If I do want to know more about her feelings or to why she does this my question to you is if I let’s say spoke to her baring in mind I just want to ensure there’s respect, space and no feeling of being harassed am I doing the right thing and two what should I do then?


Interacting with someone isn't harassing them. Even if we accept religious sensibilities, you can't tell someone that you intend to court them and then promptly blank them. That's the opposite of respect.

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