Is my boss friendly or is he flirting with me
I am really confused... I am really attracted to my boss who is about ten years older than me and widowed. I am 43. You would think I would know better... I am divorced and haven't really dated since. He always smiles and says my name in greeting. When he walks past my desk he looks to see if I am looking at him. While walking towards me once recently down the hallway he had a big smile which I returned and winked at me. Sometimes I have to go to his office to chase up some issue and he always smiles and is nice.. Maybe I'm just creating this in my mind, but I feel a certain vibe when he is around. When talking to him about work, I maintain eye contact reguralry which he also holds and in meetings I feel as though he is talking to me most of the time as he is looking directly at me. Am I imagining it?
Thanks tickle, but perhaps I should explain a little more. I'm not a new employee, however haven't really worked with him before, he worked in a different area of the department and now is my boss. In the hierarchy I have a manager above me and below him, he is the director, but I still liase with him fairly frequently. And I tried your suggestion last week actually and he did seem confused and not in the best of moods, however I was unsure if it was because I was ignoring him or whether it was work. Anyway today I had rather a good conversation with him mostly about work. However he made some jokes at which I found funny. And he seemed more attentive than usual. Although it could be complicated, I am not in any danager of losing my job as I work for the government and can't get fired for fratenising, however I know it isn't wise to have work relationships.