I’m 30, attractive and single. I work for a small company (11 employees), and have developed a gigantic crush on one of my co-workers, who has become a really good friend. We hang out, play golf, get drinks regularly. We also talk about our respective dating relationships, etc., so we know a lot about one another. He’s almost everything I want in a guy. However, he’s seven years younger than I, and is my co-worker. Admitting any feelings not only could make things awkward at work (especially if it’s not mutual — which I tend to think it’s not), but also could lead to us potentially breaking the nonfraternization policy that our company has. Do you think I should just keep my feelings to myself? What should I do?

Dear Annie: My husband and I have been together for 30 years. “Mitch” is a great guy in all aspects, except intimacy. There’s no romance, touching or attention. Sex is infrequent and always mechanical and unemotional. For years, I tried everything — articles, counselors, conferences — and nothing changes this man. He says he just doesn’t have it in him, which to me translates as, “You are not important enough for me to want to change.”