Dear Mike Cares, what advice would you give this mixed-messaged work place time-bomb?

DEAR MIKE CARES: There's a woman at work I am drawn to, but I'm tired of getting turned down. She's very talkative with me and asks me lots of questions, but when I have come on to her, I am rebuffed. She says she has a boyfriend. I'm not sure why she's so friendly with me, but I feel I'm getting mixed messages. In our job, we occasionally have to work side by side, and when that happens, I'm conflicted about whether to open up or shut down. Maybe I should ask if she still has a boyfriend and, if she does, communicate about the task at hand. The idle chatting is becoming uncomfortable, because I want something more. What's the best course of action? -- NEXT TO HER IN NEW JERSEY

DEAR NEXT TO HER IN NEW JERSEY: Sometimes the object of our desires are the object of their nightmares, which is the case here.  Whether she actually has a boyfriend or not is not the issue, the issue is she wants no part of you, also perhaps your creepy mental “side by side” drooling and rape fantasies are making her uncomfortable.  We all know you want to kidnap her in the company parking lot, drive her to your creep-house to keep her tied up until the “idle chatting” leads to a make-shift basement marriage, however perhaps simply treating her as a workmate would be your best move.  As to your need for "something more," might I suggest ordering a blow-up doll you can paste her picture on, this way you can be with her at work and also after work. Good Luck and Keep in Touch! Dear Mike Cares is also on X, Instagram and Facebook (whatever they are.) For more honest advice, email me your stupid questions at DearMikeCares@gmail.com