I'm not sure what else I did other than being respectful and not giving flip at the same time but (4) mature ladies in my office flirt with me every chance they get. Some of my M colleagues are beginning to notice and giving the prod. I must confess it comes with some perks as I do appreciate how fast they process my requests/orders which a M colleague literally told me is biased. Recently one of them offered to bring me her cooked food and asked that I do the same..(Cont'd)

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I cook but I only have moderate interest in food so that's out to lunch. Any idea on how to be professional in managing these kind of scenarios in the office?

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OP I have/had this problem with the older moms in my sister’s and brother’s school. I’m their legal guardian so I’m the youngest “parent” of the class by about 8-10 years usually. So the moms flirt (one VERY aggressively that I recently posted about lol), but I put up with it cause we do car pools and stuff.

From my experience you got two options: be friendly but always do things in groups so you never give anyone the wrong impression. So this coworker suggesting an lunch? Make it into a potluck for the team.

For anyone who becomes very aggressive or inappropriate, best to just tackle that head on. Address it clinically. Say I’m only interested in a professional relationship and your behavior is crossing a boundary that would negatively impact that relationship. Much easier to do since this is a work situation.

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you're a good man.

Bruh just do it. Find a recipe and be nice. And treat it as a nice interaction. That’s it, that’s all. The benefits will outweigh the negatives in the long run… esp if you like them as people in general.

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