Fast-food meal isn't so happy for co-workers
You know the nature of your work-friendship better than I do, but many people have close office friendships that become "spouse-like." That's where the term, "work-wife" (or husband) comes from.
The best way for you to deal with this is to frame this issue as a question, versus a confrontation.
Say, "Dude, the server said you referred to me as your girlfriend! My husband would be pretty surprised by that. You were just joking, right?"
Dear Amy: My wife and I have been married for 15 years. We have three children, aged 12, 8, and 2.
Recently my wife has been seriously talking about us leaving our home in Texas and moving to Florida.
She says she wants to "have an adventure" and to "make our family closer."
We have lived in Texas all our lives.
We live 10 minutes away from my parents, and we know it will be hard to move their grandkids away, completely changing that dynamic of family and community.
I love my wife and I love the "idea" of moving.
I have a good job but it's not the best in the world. The only true negative that we can see besides moving away from our family is that we will be alone: No more date nights, no more baby-sitting. No more family dinners.
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