Yes we are slow but not when we find the one, it will not take that long to say "She is the one" if we really find her unless we had a complicated serious situation. All you can do is simply comforting us by the positive reactions and existence. If we are appearing and disappearing it means either we are so hesitating to step forward or we really don't care personally about you. If we are hesitating, it means that there is something holding us back, mostly being unsure about our own feelings.
But simply, If we are sure that "She is the one" we will pursue he no matter what it takes to get either Yes or No from her, and even it is a No we usually not give up unless it is a big clear and loud "NO"
Frankly, I have never experienced such emotional conflict in workplace cuz I always avoid that. But if you want to confront him, just choose the right moment when he is weak or tired and confront him with the same meaning as robyn suggestion but in softly way (sure not begging or showing weakness) just don't be rude, just be straight forward. this might shorten the period of his backing off.
I am saying that because Robyn draw my attention to a very important factor which is (TIME), yes he might keep doing this for a relatively long time, because he will be the one who feels emotionally intimidated by your existence around.
Thanks for the hint Robyn
I will not accept you to bow down to me, it's me who will bow down, I am not only bowing down to you, I am kneeling down to you and bowing my head for the sake of your pride, dignity, and femininity.
lol, No my dear, and I am so sorry, and I will not remove you from my favorites cuz you still are.
but very simple dear Biker, we all make mistakes, but the most important is to admit it and learn from it, and if we can't get over it we should ask for help.
And yes, I have no authority over you and no one does dear biker.
But also words hurts a lot, it hurts even more than actions. cuz usually we don't see the actions that hurt us, we hear about it. And what i will say will hurt you so much, and will put you in front of things that you are hiding and avoiding it. and I am too hurt to be able to hurt anyone who already helped me once.
Dear Biker, I will not play along with you in this word game, and just remember that i used to be with a gem for 9 years, and I know how sensitive you are. and I hate to hurt you.
So, It's OK, I surrender *raise the white flag* and back off.
You win Biker
OK!