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Iāve been working for my current (Male 47) boss for over 2 years and was recently promoted as his essential āright handā. I am a 37 year old (single female) and he is married with two kids.
We exchanged a side hug once, many months ago, but since I have started in this new position I have noticed an increase of touching from his end.
He started by placing his hand, on my shoulder, then squeezing my arm and progressed to giving me a light shoulder massage while standing behind me (this was done in front of another female colleague).
Most recently we were walking back to work along with a female colleague after having lunch. The female colleague was walking ahead of us. I was holding several things in my hands while walking behind her. I suddenly noticed that he was walking along side me and then he put his arm around my shoulder (I am 5ā5 and heās around 6ā3). I did ālean inā a bit to the side hug and then he started lightly rubbing my middle back. Iām pretty sure our female colleague who was walking ahead didnāt notice.
He also made a comment during a work zoom call that he was āstarring at the cute dimple on the side of my faceā (my camera wasnāt working so I just had a photo of myself). During the same work call I pointed out a mistake he made and he responded with āThatās my girlā.
I should add that I have observed him with other female colleagues and havenāt seen any type of physical interaction between them. Am I being extremely obtuse, or is my married boss physically attracted to me and trying to ātest the watersā when it comes to physical touch to see if I am interested in him?
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People are most tempted by the forbidden fruit around them. Most people aren't going to rush the life they built for a stranger, but someone they've grown close to they gradually become blind to reality & start believing in the fantasy side life they can have. People will feel more willing to risk what they have for someone else they care about & have close proximity with.
Affairs are almost always a co-worker or family friend.
This all puts you in a tough situation. Don't give into temptation, keep it professional & give distance between you 2 whenever necessary. Try to limit any & all alone time.