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So I would really appreciate some insight from the girls out there about whether or not this girl at work likes me. I certainly don't want to make it awkward between us. We pass each other at work and our conversations have always been light hearted and work related. I take the opportunity when I can to show my appreciation for the work that she does as she is in HR and that as we all know can be a really difficult job. Well after a big presentation she did i made the point of congratulating her on what an awesome job she did and she seemed appreciative. I asked her if she would love to get coffee the next time we are in the office together (which would be a week later) and she said "Wonderful! Yes I should be in". That day came and i felt nervous so i just left it and neither of us spoke about grabbing a coffee together. Well fast forward to last week - it was a rough week as there was a huge round of layoffs across the company and i am sure she was heavily involved in all of that and i can only imagine how awful it was for her and others in HR.

I let the dust settle and then reached out to her yesterday and said "Hi [insert her name here] - no idea what sort of week you had last week but my heart went out to you and others in HR. I hope you are okay." To which she responded a short time later to say "thank you [insert my name here]! I'm on vacation now recovering!" To which the conversation went thusly:

Me: "Good for you! Did you go anywhere warm and sunny for vacation?"

Her: "Opposite! I'm skiing in Japan!"

Me: "WOW!!! FUN!!! I'm jealous - I hope you have a truly awesome time!!!
I would love to catch up with you for lunch/dinner when you are back so I can hear all about your trip!"

Her: "Thank you! I appreciate you reaching out
Yes of course! Sounds like a plan"

So she is back from vacation next week and i am sat here wondering what to make of this.

Is she interested in me the way i am interested in her? Am I overthinking this? What should I do?

Below you will see what I have seen seems to be the most common difference between relationships that succeed and those that fail in more modern times. To reduce any confusion please answer with the assumption that our hypothetical relationships are identical in every aspect. You and your boyfriend/girlfriend begin having problems communicating, nothing huge just a bit of a disconnect. You both very much love each other and aside from the disconnect in communication things are going well despite sometimes feeling a bit of distance. Do you? (See vote and feel free to explain your choice)

Please note there is no judgment. If anything hopefully this might help you grow regardless of your selection. Introspection can be quite helpful.

Anonymous disabled sorry anons you going to have to put your name on your stance. If you are saying it you should be proud of your stance and willing to put your name on it.

I think mine does. When tabby first moved in he would sit beside me as I worked and if I went downstairs to the kitchen he would follow me down and back up. He still sits beside me as I work and he is always at the door to greet me when I come back after being out but that might be just to demand food. It is hard to tell.

Cats are self oriented but I think the burden of probability is he loves me and it is not just about the food.

Does your cat/s love you and why do you think they love you?