Dear Amy: What is the proper way to handle being matched on a dating site with someone you’ve previously met in person?
Or I could send him a “smile” or message through the app or email, acknowledging the match and indicating interest in a date, while magically and simultaneously protecting future professional contact and not embarrassing myself.
I think I’d rather take a chance on love than a new job, but I feel so awkward and so far out of my comfort zone.What do you think?This is a great question, and as this plays out we either have the first scene for a galloping workplace rom-com, a fantastic story to tell at your wedding, or a neutral but nice near-miss. I don’t really see a huge downside for you. In my opinion, the fact that — pre-pandemic — this man chose to meet you in-person after coordinating interviews , indicates some interest on his part. Now that Cupid’s algorithm has matched you, you could respond with a short note: “Hi. I remember meeting you for coffee back in the ‘before times,’ and thank you again for meeting me that day. I eventually got a job at Cybertech and have been mainly working remotely lately. Your interviewing coaching did help! Are you still at TechBubble? I suppose it was bound to happen to someone at some point but honestly, I have never been matched online with someone I’d met IRL. Awkward, for sure — but funny, too.”I am an old grandma with 10 step-grandchildren, the youngest of which is 18 and in her first year of college.Of the 10 grandkids, she is the only one who does not follow me on my cat’s Instagram account, which has over 5,000 followers.Not that I am begging for followers, but I think it’s a charitable and loving thing to do, especially when I have been generous and loving toward her.Am I wrong to think that would be a loving thing for her to do?Yes, it’s just a cat account, for Pete’s sake.You have been careful to mention your financial support to this granddaughter. Are you implying that you are buying followers? I hope not. Ask your granddaughter: “Did you know that ‘Muffin’ has become an Instagram influencer? I’d love it if you would follow the account. I’m having a lot of fun with it.”It is one way for her to love you, but it is not the only way.I liked your response to “Estranged,” but it didn’t go far enough. Estranged and her brother were dealing with a mother who had taken extraordinary steps to contact them. I was surprised that you didn’t mention the possibility of them getting a restraining order. Their mother is stalking them.
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