My coworker wants to set me up with her daughter

[TimeForGuinness]

Danger zone if you want to still be cool with the woman at work. You know this though.

Is she hot?

Is the Mom hot?

If so, I have a mission for you should you choose to accept....

I'm not saying I approve this post, because it sickens me.

But I do.

That's because you are old and deviant like me.

Hey, I'm not old...but I am the devil on the shoulder that makes people do interesting things while drinking....

[StatmanCrothers]

When I was in college, the dude who ran the corner grocery set me up with his daughter.

We went out for a while but after we broke up (she was psycho) it was very awkward when i went to the grocery and the deli meat always tasted a little off.

[heyzeus]

Do you know if the daughter is looking to be set up? This could just be awkward all around.

[maddash]

It's always good to create a "social escape hatch" for cases like this. Some kind of way to get out of the relationship while saving face (her's, the mom's and yours). Casually say that you're not very good at relationships, or something like that. If it doesn't work out, you've created an excuse that's relatively harmless, and if it does work out the mom will just think you're very humble.

Kind of a preemptive "it's not you, it's me" routine.

[JCShutout]

It's always good to create a "social escape hatch" for cases like this. Some kind of way to get out of the relationship while saving face (her's, the mom's and yours). Casually say that you're not very good at relationships, or something like that. If it doesn't work out, you've created an excuse that's relatively harmless, and if it does work out the mom will just think you're very humble.

Kind of a preemptive "it's not you, it's me" routine.

That's not a bad idea, although the thing I'm worried about is this girl is probably going to like me, and I'm probably not going to like her. Thus if she tells her mom about a date and is excited, and the mom comes in and I'm indifferent... yikes!

[StatmanCrothers]

You could always ask the mother "hey does your daughter have herpes too? that would be perfect because then we wouldn't have to worry about infecting each other..."

[cardinalkarp]

You could always ask the mother "hey does your daughter have herpes too? that would be perfect because then we wouldn't have to worry about infecting each other..."

Statman is always one step ahead of the game.

[Popeye_Card]

Why make excuses? If you're concerned that it's going to be awkward, just say so. If she doesn't understand that or agree, well she isn't the one who will be going on the awkward date. Just say that you don't think it would be a good idea, and I think she'd understand, unless her daughter is REALLY desperate, and I don't think you'd like that.

You might throw her a bone and say that you can just let it play out. If you two meet otherwise and hit it off, let it happen. But a forced meeting would be awkward. Almost ALL forced meetings are awkward.

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[AdmiralKird]

You could always ask the mother "hey does your daughter have herpes too? that would be perfect because then we wouldn't have to worry about infecting each other..."

Statman is always one step ahead of the game.

What if the mother is even more excited because her daughter actually does have genital herpes?

[Fat_Bulldog]

Take her out, buy her a few drinks, do her and move on.

Then brag to her mom how the "nice guy" routine always works out for you.