My Question of the Day for 27 January 2010 – RESULTS
The Question: One of your coworkers wants to introduce you to one of his/her relatives. S/he thinks you all would make a good match. What do you do?
My 2 Cents: This actually happened to me when I was a schoolteacher. The English teacher wanted me to meet her son, and one the of deans wanted me to meet his brother. I was like, “Wow. I can’t believe these folks think enough of me to want me in their family.” It was a head trip, for real.
I never interacted with the dean’s brother, but I did talk on the phone frequently with the English teacher’s son, and he was a really good guy. He was just in another state. Not cool. Plus, we were more comfortable just chatting on a friendly level than anything else, so we kept it there. When I joined the Army, we lost touch.
I’m not absolutely opposed to being introduced to a coworker’s relative, but it’s not the most ideal situation. I wouldn’t flat-out refuse, but I’d be very cautious how I approached the relationship.
By the by, a couple of years ago, my Daddy ran into the guy who used to be the dean at my school, and my Daddy called me so I could speak with the guy. When he got on the phone, he said, “You should have married my brother. He ended up marrying a woman who already has five kids.” I guess to him, that was not a good thing. Haha.
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Take a few moments to check out the tweets from Twitter on this subject:
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Mo_Rease I would kindly tell them thanks but no thanks.
atane It depends on what they look like. lol
md20737 I pass on the invite.
BLKMGK I’ve done that before and it didn’t work out. I’d politely decline the offer.
LadyJay91 oh that is a BIG no-no never ever ever hook up with a relative of someone U work with. That’s like dating someone at urchurch
JoshDamage go on a date, cudnt hurt
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