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>be me
>officefag
>new coworker joins
>at first, think nothing of her, just some tall brown girl
>we happen to be in the same conversation circle when the ping pong table at the office is brought up
>my work buddies joke about how I'm an Olympic level player (I suck)
>turns out she used to play competitively, issues a formal challenge to play me
>we play, I get utterly humiliated
>she compliments my effort and says I will only get better by playing against a better opponent (her)
>over time, we played ping pong together and got to know each other
>turns out she is a very well educated woman, very approachable, and a good conversationalist with both small talk and genuine discussion about life
>one problem - she is a devout Pakistani Muslim
>despite the obvious taboo, she spends as much time as she can with me at the office, having lunch at my desk with me if I am busy and bringing homemade desserts
>cannot spend time alone with a man, so we go out with her female friend on the weekends and her female friend acts as an inattentive chaperone while we spend time together
>realize that I have never been so infatuated with a woman since I was a schoolkid

Gentlemen, this woman has practically won my heart with kindness. I understand that in all likelihood I will be asked to convert to Islam before I can be in a relationship with her, and of course since there is no dating in Islam we just skip straight to engagement. I never thought I would consider doing such a thing, but bros she really is the sweetest person I've ever received such attention from.