Mr. Advice Guy #1 - Jan. 30, 2008

Dear Advice Guy,
On a recent trip to a work-related conference, I have fallen in love with a co-worker (let’s call him DF). He is charming, handsome, intelligent, sophisticated, and funny. The problem is, he is currently seeing someone else. Yet, however, on the trip there were definite sparks between us. We would exhange glances in the elevators and hallways, and at seminars. How do I approach him about our unspoken chemistry? I can’t fight this feeling anymore.
Sincerely,
Enamoured Editor

Dear Enamoured Editor,
Wow, that’s a tough one. Guys like DF only come around once in a lifetime. Believe me, I know the type: ruggedly handsome, boyishly charming and devastatingly sophisticated.
I bet he’s a Winnipeg Jets fan, too.
He may seem like the perfect guy (and probably is), but there’s not much you can do while he’s seeing someone else. He’s probably in love with his girlfriend right now and unwilling to field competing offers.
But it’s important to keep your image in his mind while you wait out his current relationship. Send him expensive gifts for every occasion. Believe me, no man will ever be able to forget the girl who gives him a new iPod for Earth Day. Or how about leaving wads of cash in his jacket pocket when he’s not looking?
Also, if this DF is the kind of guy I think he is, he probably puts a strangely high value on good grammar. Next time you write in, “wow” him with yours. Use “yet” or “however” but never both at the same time. Go ahead and spell “exchange” correctly. You’re going to have to pull out all the stops to snare this catch.