Mixed age relationships

I am a 59yr old man confused my the attention of a woman 26yrs younger than me. She is single, has a wonderful although slightly innocent personality, very attractive and we seem to make each other laugh a lot (we work together). I mentioned this to a friend and he started to question me the interaction we have. After I answered his questions he said 'well its clear she really likes you as she is displaying all the classic signs' He said that playing with her hair when I talk to her, pointing the inside of her wrists towards me as we talk, being in the office late after everyone has gone home (when we spend a lot of time chatting) are signs. In meetings if she sits opposite me and she is presenting she looks directly at me when she talks as if I am the only one in the room and I respond by smiling and nodding encouragingly. We have spent quite a lot of time together talking at office parties and she seems to enjoy my company and misses me when I am out of the office. Now that my friend has told me this I really don't know what to think or do! I am in a failing relationship with somebody that is nearly 20yrs younger than me the failure of which has got nothing to do with the age difference. This is fairly common knowledge in my workplace. Should I steer well clear? Is my friend reading things into the situation that aren't there? Should I see where it goes? Am I being naïve? Any advice would be gratefully receive.

it can be true and it can be fake you should investigate this,are you her boss then the story could be different.You must observe her behaviour for some months more to come to any conclusion,goodluck

Since you've noticed she has a slightly 'innocent' personality, she's probably a very bright an optimistic person who could be a bit naive about the world, but is probably quite open and loving. I'm going to tell you now: don't take advantage of her (yes, I have just threatened you through the interwebs, because she is probably a really sweet and kind person who deserves only the very, very best.) ;) Going on... she is probably open minded enough to like you, even just a bit. She probably wants you to stop being hung up on your age or the other issues and just be with her, to confidently ask her out or something! And if you're wrong, big deal. She said no to coffee. No damage done to anyone, and you can still enjoy a friendship with clear bounds. I get the feeling though that she is willing to like you and care for you and that if you step up and 1) believe you're deserving of all the wonderful things she has to offer you and 2) OFFER THEM TO HER AS WELL. ;) Then you are in a good place to have something wonderful. Examine why the relationship with the other partner is failing. Be conscious of patterns or problems and know who did what and why. Reflect upon this and you will have a much better chance at starting a good relationship with this person. Hope this helps :]

Another thing I wanted to tell you was that she might just be a very friendly, open, and nice person and might not be interested in you as more than a nice friend. Just be sure the boundaries are clear, is all.

Take her out for an evening of what u both know u would enjoy. No need to speculate what the future holds, not even tomarrow. Whats the worst that could happen? Live while ur liven