Dear Diana,
I have been working at an MNC for the past seven months. By nature, I am a very shy and reserved person. I have never had a girlfriend throughout my life. Recently, a girl who works in my office, but in a different team, has been trying to get close to me.

Though she sits far away from me, she finds excuses to come near my desk on the pretext of taking printouts (since my desk is close to the office printer). She starts chatting regarding work, and then she looks at me inappropriately, and gives me lewd gestures.

I am not very knowledgeable in these things, and I feel scared of her intentions at times. At the same time, I know that she is a nice girl, and I feel that I can spend the rest of my life with her. I am terribly confused about her. I keep thinking about her the whole day.

I feel attracted towards her in a different way. I think I am falling for her. Please clear my confusion and suggest a solution to my problem.

Name withheld

Dear Friend,
I am confused about what the problem is. There is a girl who likes you. You are shy, and won't make advances but she has made it amply clear that she is interested. Though I am not sure what you mean by "lewd gestures," and that is a bit worrying.

Now you are attracted to her too, so go for it. What's to be scared of? Unless your worry is that your organisation will object, or that she is trying to get together with you to further her career, I would say: ask her out for a coffee and a movie. See how it goes on these dates and then decide if she is the girl you want to spend your life with. Don't be in such a tearing hurry.

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