My friend and coworker is 28. The head of our legal department is like .... 58? He was her law professor and then he got her hired at this firm. Her father is very cold. She has a VERY fatherly relationship with this legal head. She has sat in his lap. She is very in love with her live in boyfriend. It was not a romantic thing at ALL.
(I'm not saying it was professional of her to do, but that's another issue.) |
Uh....28 year old girls don't sit in their father's laps. |
Perhaps she is an EdD. |
Everyone I hang out with is 22-30. No one I know sits on the lap of people at work for non-flirty reasons. Maybe it isn't romantic with your coworker/friend, but like you point out, there's a daddy issue there. So great, OP! Either your husband's coworker wants to bang him, or he fills the void left by her distant father. Take your pick... |
Naturally. She didn't get physical affection from anyone in her family growing up. It explains why she's such a hugger now. She told me her father gave her a hug for the first time when she was 18. She's trying to make up for lost time. |
A very sane and rational response, props to you! |
Do you realize how unhealthy this is? |
My DHs boss mentioned it to him today.
She said hey what's was up with x sitting on your lap. What is he thinking? Like everyone and everything is her sofa. My DH said yeah it was really uncomfortable, I didn't know what to do and didn't want to make a big deal out of it. His boss responded yeah because it's x , that's how she is. I came home to a clean house and flowers and another apology for making me feel uncomfortable. DH asking said if it makes me feel better we don't have to see her as patients anymore |
It sounds like it's working out perfectly. If this was the way my fiancé acted after an incident like you described, I would be happy. It's very hard to say how any of us would react in the moment when it happened--it's so awkward for all involved--that a sincere apology (even though he really has nothing to apologize for) and intentions to stay away from her is exactly what would make me feel better about the whole thing! |
Buy him a decorative pin that he can keep on his person. Next time a woman sits on his lap he can stick the pin in her backside!
Man, this is a business opportunity!! I think there is a market for such pins. Need a catchy name for this product now. |
Believed everything he told you, eh? |
"Not a medical doctor, or a psych" yet you can stop seeing her as "patients." We know she's in the medical field. What exactly is her job? |
Ffs. I was trying to not divulge every damn detail. She is a dentist |
Hi troll! Was Horrible Bosses playing on FX again last night? Funny how your DH works at a HOSPITAL and was at a WORK party with DOCTORS. Why is your dentist there? https://youtu.be/YnzIA-yu268 |
Because he works with the dental residency program.
I have seen the move though, love Jason Bateman. |