I was having a rough day at work yesterday and a male colleague of mine noticed and made the day significantly more bearable. He has a tendency to say “You’re gorgeous” a lot when we speak and I have learnt to ignore it. To say thank you for his kindness yesterday, I wrote him small card saying thanks. After receiving it, he seemed to avoid me so I confronted him later in the day and said that I hoped it wasn’t weird or creepy – I just wanted to say thanks. He then proceeded to say that the card was really sweet and that I’m “so fucking beautiful” that he’s going to stay away from me for fear that he’ll fall in love with me. I am currently at my desk and utterly dumbfounded. How is that an acceptable response? And why is my alleged “beauty” a justification to stop talking to colleague?
