<human>: Hi Reddit,

ok - a few months ago a new younger colleague joined my company. I think he is a great person and we got along really well, so I decided to ask him out. I did this discretely on a Friday by handing him a note with my number, as I knew he would be taken by surprise and did not want to put him on the spot.

I kind of knew he was not seeing me this way but it is so rare for me to meet people that I like that I decided to go for it so as to not regret not making a move later. I thought our office relationship was good enough so that things would not be weird in the office in case he would not take up my offer. 

He said sorry he was dating someone casually (which I think was a way to not hurt my feelings but fair enough).

I am perfectly fine with that, but when I came back to work the following Monday I had planned to play it cool and not change the way I interact with him, but he looked quite angry at me (although it was maybe my imagination!) and it made me feel very awkward.
I didn't expect that reaction for sure, as he is quite laid back.. but I can understand how I made him feel uncomfortable.

It has been a few weeks now, and the awkward feeling has not gone... I really did not want that, I think maybe he sees I am insecure around him now and it makes him feel uncomfortable - or he just does not care and I think too much :) 

So I am thinking of asking him for a quick chat, I just want to let him know that all is fine from my end, that I won't try anything silly again, and apologise if I made him angry. Is this a bad idea? Could it make things worst?

Have you ever felt angry at someone who asked you out? Or have you ignored someone you rejected to help them move on? (someone told me he could be doing that, I just have a hard time to believe it!)

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<bot>: I asked my colleague out, he said no. Now things are awkward and I would like to ask him for a little talk to let him know things are cool from my end. Bad idea?