Strange reaction to offer of friendship
My co-worker and I are both in happy relationships with other people. Sometimes he teases me and has a laugh with me, as he does with other women at work. He sometimes talks to me about more serious issues in his life. He does not do this with other women at work. Recently I have being feeling emotionally closer to him and sent him a message that I saw us as friends and that I was there for him and he could trust me. There was no reply but the next day his reaction was very strange. At first he didn't mention it but did look over towards my desk a lot. Later he kind of joked about me sending him private messages to other colleagues in front of me. He then started flirting heavily with my female colleague and friend, who sits beside me. The more I ignored this, the more he flirted with her until, to get to my desk, I had to squeeze by him to get to my desk. I also ignored this. Later, when I was talking to my female friend about my husband, I could see his ears were sticking up like antenna. He kind of deflated a bit and stopped acting so weird. I admit I was a bit attracted to him as well as wanting to be friends with him but after that display, I wouldn't touch him with a barge pole. I am however bemused. What do you think was going on in his little head. I'm in my forties and he is in his thirties but you'd swear he was twelve! Please enlighten me!