Good day house, please I need help on how to get away from this guy because I have learnt my lesson from my previous relationship so this time I'm on my guard like 200%. I had a thing with a colleague a year ago, and I had a very hard time getting over him. I'm not repeating that again. So here's the story. A new colleague arrived from another department into my cubicle. We sit right in front of each other. We even went to the same university and graduated in the same year. But we never bumped into each other. Soon, we exchanged university stories, which soon lead to other stuff like hobbies, interests, etc... Too much in a short time if you tell me. It was like 'click!' Hummm, then he told me about his girlfriend, they have been together for years, they are building a house, blabla.
This one even made me comfortable that at least he is taken, I should back away a bit. Now, here's the thing, he keeps asking me stuff. How my weekends were, what books i like to read. Sending me links, wanting to talk more. I'm not amused by this anymore. I know he's being colleague friendly. But I know where this is heading. And I don't want it. Today, he commented about how glad he was to be back at work after the long weekend and how he's surrounded by a beauty. Then he tried teasing me to gauge my reaction. I'm not reacting anymore because I know he is pushing it. How do I back away from him, without him noticing? Or am I overreacting?