Is He?

I got this rather weird email this morning which said:

"Dear Tristan, further to Mr. F's visa for (insert country), please confirm if he is indeed a male."

I rolled my eyes and let out a hearty laugh.

"Well, well, well... ", I thought.

I have always had a crush on Mr. F since I came on board and this, I found quite interesting. I imagined there would be dinner, then wine, then we'd drive off into the sunset and I'd give him the most amazing blow he would ever get in this lifetime. I stared at my screen and started typing on the keyboard.

"Dear Ms. ____, please let me get back to you on this. I will just have to check with Mr. F if he is indeed a male.", I wanted to type in.

But the professional in me typed this instead.

"Dear Ms. ____, this is to confirm that Mr. F is a male."

I cringed. I rarely conclude without proper evidence but this time, I had to make an exception.