catching up

Before I say anything, I just want to point out that I am sure that neither person involved in this drama has found this blog.

There is a trainwreck developing at work, and I may well see the next chapter at work in the afternoon.

I have a coworker who has been very sheltered, in large part because of some major health problems she has had her entire life. She is 26, but, emotionally, she is more like 14.

And she has decided that a coworker is Her One True Love.

Said coworker is a really nice guy. He has tried to not be cruel to her, but did tell her that, while he was happy to be her friend, he already had a girlfriend and wasn't looking for another relationship. Her reaction? That she would wait forever for him.

Since then, she has been leaving inappropriate messages on his $social networking site, and, although she shed quite a few tears, has continued to believe that he is The One. And that she will get her fairy tale ending if she waits long enough.

And he's too nice. He is still willing to give her rides home and the like. I don't think he has yet realized that, unless he shuts this down completely, she will hold on to this dream.

He took her to dinner again this evening, and, I imagine, tried to explain matters to her again.

They are both really sweet people.

I just don't see this ending well....