I have had one similar situation with someone I ostensibly worked with in 2002. She lived in Sydney and I, in the States. After we had a few days working together in which there was quite obviously chemistry and some kind of mutual energy there, I just sat down in my hotel room in London and wrote her. Told her I thought she was interesting and lovely and laid it all out on the table. Certainly was not in love with her yet, but interested. Long story, we dated for about a year. It did not work out long-term because we both had small children and the international custody issues were just too much to overcome (both of us had raging jerks for exes).

I am not telling you this to make you feel worse. I am telling you to try to illustrate that these things can be quite complicated and more often than not, do not work out. The anguish I experienced as a result of my whole Sara thing nearly killed me. I think about her multiple times every single day to this day. She was the one for me. But I would have been much better off never sending that email...