Should I [22M] ask out my coworker [22F]?
Hello 👋, I am a [22M] and my coworker is a [23F]. I completely understand that it is a bad idea to start relationships in a workplace but I feel my circumstances are particular. In just a few months, I am moving away to college just a two hour drive away. I am interested in a coworker of mine and am considering asking her out. If she is not interested, then it won’t be as bad of a situation as I’ll already be on my way out. The other factor is that I am technically moving away so it’ll be up to her whether she wants a “short” distance relationship with me or not. Where I am getting stuck is the fact that I just don’t really want to make her uncomfortable.
I am completely fine with rejection but I do not want her to have to navigate that mentally nor emotionally as I will still be around for some time. We have hung out one on one a good amount of times but I’m still unsure how she feels about me. It is apparent that we both may suffer from a healthy amount of social awkwardness which makes body signals and some communication unclear. It is completely possible too that she just wants a friend with nothing romantic and asking could ruin that. Maybe I should keep a good friend instead of risking having nothing?
TLDR
Is it worth risking the possibly of making my coworker uncomfortable by asking her out?