"Part of me wants to laugh it off and break the ice, but another part worries that it might make things even weirder. I've caught myself overthinking what to say when I see him and wondering if other co-workers have picked up on the tension. It's gotten to the point where I sometimes take a different route to avoid the awkwardness altogether."
"DEAR UNMATCHED: Be the adult in the room. Next time you see this man, walk up to him and discreetly address the obvious. You can start with humor. Yes, it is uncanny that the two of you would meet online and end up working in the same place, but it doesn't need to be awkward. You didn't end up hooking up. It was innocent enough, and now it's over. Agree to stop dodging each other in the building, be cordial and move on."
A person matched with a coworker on a dating app and then began unexpectedly running into that colleague at work, creating persistent awkwardness. The encounters feel tense despite nothing inappropriate occurring, and the person has started taking different routes to avoid seeing the colleague. The recommended response is to address the situation directly and discreetly, using humor to break the ice, then agree to stop dodging each other and behave cordially. A separate correspondent reports recent job loss, depleted savings, embarrassment, and feeling labeled a DEI hire, causing deflation and fear about future prospects.
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