For the past few months, you’ve been pining away for your best friend’s coworker who you met at a happy hour. You haven’t pursued anything because he’s been dating another girl on and off but when one of his social networking profiles alerts you to his newly single status, you IM your friend in excitement.
She doesn't respond, but she calls you later that night to tell you that her laptop had been hooked up to the projector in the conference room when you messaged her. Unfortunately, she was in a meeting with your crush and his boss, and she didn’t close the window in time; they saw everything. Your friend is humiliated and so are you. How do you handle this?
it could have been worse
well, for one, she should be humiliated, cuz that's just awkward. but it's her own fault for having her IM enabled while she was doing a presentation. so i would say sorry to her, but ultimately, it's her bad.
as for the guy, i would make a joke of it. i would use this to your advantage and just make a joke to him about how utterly humilated you are, and how you're so sorry and can he possibly forgive you for such an embarassing situation! and if he flirts back and says he forgives you etc. then the ball is in his court to make a move. at this point, you have nothing to lose, considering you don't work together, and he knows you like him now!
and if nothing comes of it and he's not interested, you avoid him from now on.
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