Work advice: My friend introduced me to one of her clients. It took a turn that neither of us was expecting.

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Dear Good Job,

My married best friend introduced me, a single and long divorced woman, to one of her single and long divorced male clients, to discuss working together on one of my projects.

After knowing him professionally for a year, he asked me out on a date. I was delighted. We hit it off. And we have been seeing each other every week ever since. This does not sit well with my bestie at all!

When I told her we were dating, she became very upset and kept saying, “No! You can’t go out with him!” I asked her what was wrong with him. She said nothing was wrong with him. So I asked her, “Well, what’s wrong with me?” She again i