Let’s face it; most of us spend the majority of our free
time during the week at work! Work is the place where you not only give your
all for that paycheck, but also a place where you mix and mingle with people
and personalities that you otherwise may not have gotten the chance to mix and
mingle with. These people oftentimes include members of the opposite sex! If you’re like me, you have never been
fortunate enough to work with any eye candy that could tempt you, but for everyone
else in the work world that is not always the case!
When faced with that single cutie in the cubicle next to you,
what do you do? After all, this is a person that you see every day, have probably
gone to lunch with at some point, maybe even attended after work happy hours/functions
with, so you really have a sense of what
they’re like when they are off the clock and have possibly even developed a
genuine friendship with this person. When the attraction is mutual, do you
cross the “work friend” line or not?
The sensible side of me says run, reconsider, do some livin!
There are just too many scenarios that can go wrong. There is a serious case of
the WHAT IF’s when dealing with work boos. WHAT IF, you all start dating and
things don’t work out and you have to see them everyday even though you can no
longer stand the sight of their face? WHAT IF, they turn out to be crazy and
bring drama to your workplace? WHAT IF your co-worker’s are constantly in your
business, adding unnecessary drama? These are just some of the factors one has
to consider when deciding if they want to take things to the next level with a
co-worker. However, on the flip side, WHAT
IF the converse is true?
WHAT IF you meet the love of your life at work and that
person is just really sweet to you and drama free? WHAT IF you work on
different floors and only have to see each other when you want to, or meet up
for lunch when you want to? WHAT IF you are friends with this person
platonically for a year or more and something else beautiful just naturally
develops? I have had the pleasure of working with couples who met at work and
are happily married, so anything is possible! My advice to anyone contemplating
entering a work romance is to proceed with caution as with any budding relationship,
and to weigh the pros and cons. If things don’t work out, are you going to be
able to still function at work at optimal performance without this person
serving as an unnecessary distraction? Only YOU can decide!
What do you think DMV? Would you romantically entertain
one of your co-workers?
Oil and water don't mix just like emotions and money. Way too many variables. I had a woman at my job that was sending me pics at work. I was really thinking about pursuing her but I waited a couple of months and discovered that she was Crazy. Who knows what she would have said about our relationship if I went ahead talked to her on that level.
ReplyDeleteI always prepare for the WORST case scenario. Though it's possible something genuine might come out of it, I've only seen and heard of bad situations. Proceed with caution, personally I wouldn't do it.
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