[chrisbennet]

"The extent of my non-work-related conversation with female employees has been saying hello/goodbye and making small talk on occasion (How long have you been with the company? Do you have travel plans for this summer? Are you doing anything fun this weekend?) I realize some of these questions could be viewed as hitting on someone, but that was not my intention, and believe that question was cleared up once they responded to me that they were going to see their boyfriend/girlfriend."

When someone feels like they are being "hit on" and they have a boy/girlfriend, a go to move is to mention something that indicates that they have a b/gfriend as a way to rebuff the approach. I don't mean to imply any fault or criticize your behavior but as a fellow densizen of your planet I know first hand how difficult it can be to understand human behavior.

Example:

Person A: "I'm going to Catelina this weekend, what are your weekend plans?"

Person B: "Nice! My girl/boyfriend loves going there."