WWYD?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m a 25-year-old woman and was invited to a party at my boss’s boss’s house along with my boss. She is an SVP and was celebrating her 25th wedding anniversary. At the party, I saw her 24-year-old son for the first time. He is tall, very handsome, and recently graduated with a master’s degree from Duke University. He played the guitar and sang a few romantic songs for his parents’ anniversary.

A few people at the party mentioned that he is still single, but I was too nervous to approach him and introduce myself, which I’ve regretted ever since. I even considered asking the SVP for his phone number, but my nerves got the best of me and I couldn’t do it.

How do I go about getting his contact information and letting him know that I’m very interested in dating him? Guys like him aren’t going to be single for very long. For what it’s worth, I didn’t know anyone at the party besides my boss.

Have you not heard, "you don't dip your pen in the company ink?" This is a huge mistake

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Duke part is a red flag for me.

"Where's my Lor-Az-Ah-Pam?"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hope this works out! If I had a grown child, I would think it was really cool if they made a connection through me.

If I were the boss and someone who reported to me came to me and asked me to connect them with my son so they could date him, I'd feel very uncomfortable. I am not my son's pimp. If you think he's cute, stalk him on Linked In or Instagram and DM him or some friend of a friend that you have in common so that you can approach him yourself.

But, for my son, I'd feel very uncomfortable if he were dating someone that reported to me. It would put me in a very difficult position, easily accused of unfairness either for or against the person reporting to me. I would hope you'd come to me early so that I could manage it at work by getting some HR support to oversee my management of someone that is potentially conflicted. I wouldn't be mad at son or my staff, unless they kept things secret thus putting me in a position of potential liability at work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not a good job move. Leave him alone as one who got away.

This. Sounds gay anyway.

Exactly my thought…if he noticed and wants you, let him figure out how to make contact with you. Seems desperate to seek him out. It must be really slim pickings in the dating market these days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not a good job move. Leave him alone as one who got away.

This. And what makes you think he’d be interested?

[Anonymous]

I would start going to parties where I meet guys who are not my boss's son.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m a 25-year-old woman and was invited to a party at my boss’s boss’s house along with my boss. She is an SVP and was celebrating her 25th wedding anniversary. At the party, I saw her 24-year-old son for the first time. He is tall, very handsome, and recently graduated with a master’s degree from Duke University. He played the guitar and sang a few romantic songs for his parents’ anniversary.

A few people at the party mentioned that he is still single, but I was too nervous to approach him and introduce myself, which I’ve regretted ever since. I even considered asking the SVP for his phone number, but my nerves got the best of me and I couldn’t do it.

How do I go about getting his contact information and letting him know that I’m very interested in dating him? Guys like him aren’t going to be single for very long. For what it’s worth, I didn’t know anyone at the party besides my boss.

op, go for it and also show your tricks in bed to lock him down when you get a chance. You can locate him some other ways too. Did he check you out too?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a 25-year-old woman and was invited to a party at my boss’s boss’s house along with my boss. She is an SVP and was celebrating her 25th wedding anniversary. At the party, I saw her 24-year-old son for the first time. He is tall, very handsome, and recently graduated with a master’s degree from Duke University. He played the guitar and sang a few romantic songs for his parents’ anniversary.

A few people at the party mentioned that he is still single, but I was too nervous to approach him and introduce myself, which I’ve regretted ever since. I even considered asking the SVP for his phone number, but my nerves got the best of me and I couldn’t do it.

How do I go about getting his contact information and letting him know that I’m very interested in dating him? Guys like him aren’t going to be single for very long. For what it’s worth, I didn’t know anyone at the party besides my boss.

Have you not heard, "you don't dip your pen in the company ink?" This is a huge mistake

BS. People do it all the time and it works. Who cares.

[Anonymous]

Find a new job. You can’t have both

[Anonymous]

This is OP. I have an update.

I set aside my nerves and went to the SVP’s office yesterday. FWIW, I do not report directly to her—I report to my boss, who then reports to the SVP. I told her that I am very interested in dating her son because I found him very interesting & attractive at her 25th wedding anniversary. I asked her if it would be possible to get his phone number, or if she could give him my phone number instead. She told me that he does not have an Instagram or LinkedIn account. I also mentioned the potential awkwardness of dating her son since I report to her, even if not directly. She said she appreciated my honesty and that she would not mind. I gave her my phone number and left her office.

This morning, I received a text from him saying that he is interested in getting to know me as well. He mentioned that he is very shy and introverted. He is currently in SF for a job interview and said he would get in touch with me when he gets back to set up a date.

[Anonymous]

Would you move to sf to be with him?

[Anonymous]

I don’t know anyone that age who does NOT have LinkedIn.

Good luck and keep us posted!

[Anonymous]

Yay for you