#brunchtalk: Should You Ask Out Your Co-worker?

Dateable: Your insider's look into modern dating and relationships

Yue Xu and Julie Krafchick

Relationships, Sexuality, Science, Social Sciences, Health & Fitness, Society & Culture

4.5 • 877 Ratings

🗓️ 2 June 2024

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Co-workers can be that great untapped resource for love...or potential nightmare if it doesn't work out. So what do you do when you have feelings for a coworker? And what happens when you've either asked them out before or hinted to it? Join us as we discuss the intricacies of moving from coworkers to lovers, how to take each other out of a "work" context and get to know them on a more personal level, and ways to approach the situation that won't make an awkward encounter if the feelings aren't returned. Got a dating question you need answered? Hit us up at [email protected] Follow us @dateablepodcast, @juliekrafchick and @nonplatonic. Check out our website for more content about modern dating. Also listen to our other podcast Exit Interview w/ iHeart Podcasts available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. WE WROTE A BOOK! HOW TO BE DATEABLE is available for pre-order now: https://howtobedateable.com/ Meeting People IRL Kickstarter - CLOSES August 31st and get $10 OFF now through then! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dateable-podcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	Hi I'm Ewey Schue and I'm Julie Kraftchik.
0:03.0	We're active daters turn dating sociologists.
0:05.6	Here to dive into everything modern dating and relationships.
0:09.1	Welcome to the dateable podcast. datable. Hello, lovely datables.
0:17.0	Welcome to Brunch Talk, where we dissect, analyze, really hone in on some burning dating questions you all have. Thank you for
0:25.0	sending them in by the way. We've gotten an influx of questions recently.
0:29.0	We like can't keep up with them. We will keep up with them but it's been hard so thank you all for sending
0:35.2	them. There's some really good ones too that I feel like when we read them we're like
0:39.3	yep a lot of people have this challenge. Yeah and so you should never feel alone and whatever you're going through because this is all very
0:47.8	relatable for so many daters, especially this question.
0:51.7	The question is, should I ask out a especially this
0:55.0	question question.
0:56.0	should I ask out a coworker?
0:57.0	Yes, and then for more details,
0:59.0	I worked with this cute girl for about six years.
1:03.1	After about a year of working together,
1:05.2	I asked her out, and she said she didn't want to date coworkers.
1:08.8	I thought it was probably more than that, though.
1:10.9	I've done a lot of work on myself since then and we've built up a lot
1:14.9	more connection over the next five years. I suspect her views on me may be changing, but I don't
1:21.2	know if it's just friendliness or more than that. Do you think I should ask her out again? To note, I'm also looking to change my job in the next few months unrelated to her.
1:31.0	There is sort of a difference you want to understand and the difference is
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