Is AUTHOR wrong in the post ? POST : First the backstory. Everyone involved with this story is over 20 years old. I work with a girl and her mother. Until today I had assumed we were friends. We usually talked in the mornings before work started. Today me and her was sitting in the break room talking and this nosy old harmless man was looking at us. I told her somebody was watching us and she said that she didn't care and that I was her friend. I sat with her and ate lunch and talked to her. This evening at second break I went to where she usually goes for break and waited on her. Apparently she had texted her mother and asked her to tell me that she had a boyfriend and that people were starting to ask if we were dating and could I stop spending so much time around her. She has never said anything to me about wanting time alone. If she had I would have accepted her request. While it's true that I had a slight crush on her I've never tried to be anything but friends with her because I know she's happy in her relationship and I respect that. I've never asked her out and I've never even tried to do anything romantic. All I wanted was a friend. What I take away from this is that she's embarrassed to be seen with me in public and only wants to know me when it's convenient for her. But she doesn't even have the courage to tell me this herself. I'm hurt and mad that she couldn't even tell me this herself. And she claims to be my friend. If your someones friend why should you care whether people wonder if your dating. Just tell them we're just friends and let it go. Am I justified in my feelings?