I am a single guy and the youngest person in my department. I am also the only male colleague who is not married, and because of this, my office colleagues have taken it upon themselves to become my unofficial relationship managers. According to them, I should not be single, and they see it as their responsibility to correct that situation. Recently, the organization employed new staff, and two unmarried ladies were posted to my department. Almost immediately, my colleagues decided that one of them must be my future wife. Their major reason is that she is from the same tribe as me. From that moment, it was settled in their minds that we were meant for each other. Any little thing, they will call her my wife. If there is a task to be done, they pair us together. If there is a meeting, they sit us close. Sometimes they will even make jokes loudly in front of everyone about when we are going to “make it official.” I know they mean well, and in their minds, they are helping me, but they are not. The truth is, it is not that girl I have feelings for. It is the other lady in the department that I genuinely like. Unfortunately, every time my colleagues push me towards the girl from my tribe, they are unknowingly ruining my chances with the one I actually like. We all work in the same department, so she sees everything. I am very sure she now believes I have feelings for the other lady, or worse, that something is already going on between us. At this point, I do not even know if either of the two ladies likes me yet. What I do know is that the situation my colleagues have created is working against me. I want them to stop interfering, but I do not want to seem ungrateful or rude, especially since they believe they are acting out of love and concern. Has anyone ever found themselves in a situation like this? How do I get my colleagues to back off before they destroy whatever chances I may still have with the person I truly like?