Got in a gray area with my {29f} best coworker {29m} and his girlfriend {24f}

TL;DR! I have feelings for my coworker that he has started to play by inserting me into difficult situations between him and his girlfriend. I'm going to beers with him and a client this week. What do I do?

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Hi redditors,

I'm facing a situation I'd love your help with.

I have a great coworker and friend, Luke, who I recently got closer to. He's a 29-year-old mix of Karamo from Queer Eye, President Obama singing behind the podium, and Harry Styles stepping out in a custom suit and tie. He's always in control of the situation and I admire the hell out of how he manages to be both hot and respectable at the same time.

The problem: he has a girlfriend and I have feelings for him.

We've been working together for three years and have always had a healthy relationship. But things between us heated up over the summer when he moved across the street from me, because we're both really passionate about what we do. He realized, after a while that I had feelings for him. He brought his girlfriend to any time we'd be together.

However, last Saturday, we had a work sesh at his apartment common area. Afterwards, he invited me into the theater at his place and layed on the sofa with me for a moment. Confused, I made no moves, and nothing happened. It was probably a minute tops that we were laying together on that sofa and then he stood up, said, "ok, well, wish we could watch more but it's such a nice day out," and he walked me out to the sidewalk. Later, on Instagram, he posted an image that read "I fear boredom & mediocrity far more than I fear failure" and then an image of a basketball player making a diving save.

I had the impression: did I just get played?

To try to remedy things, I did part of his work on our project and sent over a PDF, saying I was hoping to take away some of the sting of working on the project and I was giving him a clean copy. I felt sooo guilty for being part of the whole situation and not concealing that I liked him more.

A week later, he texted me about a work assignment. I was at a gallery and sent him a few images. He said "We should go", which I really liked and sent more info about the art there. But then later in the week, he and his girlfriend went to the gallery and posted images on Instagram about it. His girlfriend also posted a bunch of quotes about "guilty feelings" and the remnants. I don't believe I have to feel guilty about nothing happening. I don't think I have to play the scapegoat in this, since it takes two to tango.

Again, am I being played?

This week, I'm facing an evening of grabbing beers with him and a client, I don't know how to act. How can I be friendly, without my actions being construed as being out of bounds. I'm worried that if I go, it'll have some unseen repercussion on Instagram and our relationship. How do I handle this?

Submitted October 14, 2019 at 11:33PM

TL;DR! I have feelings for my coworker that he has started to play by inserting me into difficult situations between him and his girlfriend. I'm going to beers with him and a client this week. What do I do?​Hi redditors,I'm facing a situation I'd love your help with.I have a great coworker and friend, Luke, who I recently got closer to. He's a 29-year-old mix of Karamo from Queer Eye, President Obama singing behind the podium, and Harry Styles stepping out in a custom suit and tie. He's always in control of the situation and I admire the hell out of how he manages to be both hot and respectable at the same time.The problem: he has a girlfriend and I have feelings for him.We've been working together for three years and have always had a healthy relationship. But things between us heated up over the summer when he moved across the street from me, because we're both really passionate about what we do. He realized, after a while that I had feelings for him. He brought his girlfriend to any time we'd be together.However, last Saturday, we had a work sesh at his apartment common area. Afterwards, he invited me into the theater at his place and layed on the sofa with me for a moment. Confused, I made no moves, and nothing happened. It was probably a minute tops that we were laying together on that sofa and then he stood up, said, "ok, well, wish we could watch more but it's such a nice day out," and he walked me out to the sidewalk. Later, on Instagram, he posted an image that read "I fear boredom & mediocrity far more than I fear failure" and then an image of a basketball player making a diving save.I had the impression: did I just get played?To try to remedy things, I did part of his work on our project and sent over a PDF, saying I was hoping to take away some of the sting of working on the project and I was giving him a clean copy. I felt sooo guilty for being part of the whole situation and not concealing that I liked him more.A week later, he texted me about a work assignment. I was at a gallery and sent him a few images. He said "We should go", which I really liked and sent more info about the art there. But then later in the week, he and his girlfriend went to the gallery and posted images on Instagram about it. His girlfriend also posted a bunch of quotes about "guilty feelings" and the remnants. I don't believe I have to feel guilty about nothing happening. I don't think I have to play the scapegoat in this, since it takes two to tango.Again, am I being played?This week, I'm facing an evening of grabbing beers with him and a client, I don't know how to act. How can I be friendly, without my actions being construed as being out of bounds. I'm worried that if I go, it'll have some unseen repercussion on Instagram and our relationship. How do I handle this?