I’d be willing not to be her patient if she could be my friend.
If you want to take a stab at friendship outside the office, do not ask her for coffee .
She can then accept or demur based on her own comfort level, and your professional rapport will be preserved.My mother-in-law and I have not always seen eye to eye on everything, but we are cordial and appreciate one another. Your mother-in-law may be shy, or a little intimidated. Some people have an actual aversion to making telephone calls — it’s a sort of inertia that can be hard to overcome.
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