workplace romance

just wondering what everyone thinks about it :blushing:
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  • El_guapo22
    El_guapo22 Posts: 902 Member
    PROBLEMS....
  • norabeth
    norabeth Posts: 176 Member
    be very careful if you engage in it. Also make sure you know what your company's HR policy's are on this subject. But after that be smart and mindful as one should be with any romantic relationship. :happy: :happy:
    On that not I meet my husband at work
  • xarge
    xarge Posts: 484 Member
    Don't date classmates, don't date coworkers. Freaking too much drama even for innocent bystanders.
  • Lone_Wolf70
    Lone_Wolf70 Posts: 2,820 Member
    I think like 50% workout...not sure about the rest
  • tried it for awhile and it just gets weird and awkward for everyone around/ involved!!!! especially if it doesnt work out :/
  • EBFNP
    EBFNP Posts: 529 Member
    I would not go there. If they work in the same department...nope! Too much potential for drama, and I prefer to keep my personal business private and not the subject of gossip!
  • I met my husband at work. We're still working together. We're still married. Sometimes it sucks...but it's working.
  • rjt1000
    rjt1000 Posts: 700 Member
    just wondering what everyone thinks about it :blushing:

    I think every girlfriend I've ever had I met at work. Met my wife because we worked together. Just don't violate company rules, don't date somebody that works for you or that you work for. If you're going to break up, find another place to work.....
  • sz8soon
    sz8soon Posts: 816 Member
    I second the check your HR policies.

    Can be messy, can be fun. I think it depends on how closely you work together and how much daily interaction there is. Do they work in another department or are they in the cube next door.
  • Stardiva37
    Stardiva37 Posts: 169 Member
    I met my husband at work we worked for different location same comany and we have been married for 14yrs
  • JasonSwetland
    JasonSwetland Posts: 235 Member
    Nightmares await. I met my wife this way. :)
  • onedayillbeamilf
    onedayillbeamilf Posts: 966 Member
    Depends. Are both parties participating in it single? Or are they my two friends that are both engaged to other people?
  • El_guapo22
    El_guapo22 Posts: 902 Member
    Nightmares await. I met my wife this way. :)

    That's funny
  • mndamon
    mndamon Posts: 549 Member
    I know a couple people that actually married from within the workplace but I personally don't want to chance it. Unless she's like ridiculously hot. I mean...come on....if I worked with Mila Kunis? No question. I'd purposely get fired for her.
  • bikinibeliever
    bikinibeliever Posts: 832 Member
    Depends on if you are the drama rama type. Honestly though, if you work very close to each other could be messy if it didn't work out. If it's a big place and lots of distance, maybe. I'd take it slow and really get to know the person. Find out if that person turns into some whack job stalker when relationships don't work out. :laugh:

    PS- tomorrow I might feel completely different.
  • Mcmilligen
    Mcmilligen Posts: 332 Member
    I've never had a huge issue with it. I definitely did not go looking for it at work, because yes, I can see it becoming a nightmare. My current boyfriend and I work together, but we actually only started talking at a party we were both invited to. Neither of us really wanted to make work complicated in that way, but we both felt that it was right. I think it's important to just think clearly and understand the consequences. Obviously if you're too touchy to handle being around your man/lady at work, probably not a good idea. It works just fine for me though, and to be honest, with my job- it's better to be with someone likeminded enough to actually work in the same industry :)
  • Melanie_RS
    Melanie_RS Posts: 417 Member
    AVOID. You would already know all the stories about their day. HOW BORING!

    but, you could carpool, save the environment and sacrifice your long term sanity.
  • vavera22
    vavera22 Posts: 16
    My boss and I fell in love a year ago.
    4 months after it all began he switched stores
    3 weeks ago some one called HR and he was fired with in a week,


    HR is no joke, this economy is no joke, be careful.
    Love is amazing but nothing puts stress on a relationship worse than some one not having a job.
    and all those common gripes we had, are now me just griping about my job


    tread lightly
  • jaimrlx
    jaimrlx Posts: 426 Member
    I think it works for some, and doesn't for others.
  • Crisred
    Crisred Posts: 7 Member
    No fishing off the company pier!

    Of course, most folks will end up trying it at one point or another. Everyone will live and learn.... or get married. I guess you have to decide if it's worth your livelihood or not.
  • El_guapo22
    El_guapo22 Posts: 902 Member
    If youre the one who didnt End it Wouldnt it suck to see that Person every day? It's like the old west movies. If it doesn't work out someone's got to go. This town isn't big enough for the both of us...
  • bushidowoman
    bushidowoman Posts: 1,599 Member
    I met the Love of my life at work. We've been married almost 13 years. We work opposite of each other now so that we can avoid daycare, and I miss working with him.
  • It didn't work for me!
  • Fraternization can be a dangerous game. I would suggest staying away from workplace romances. Just my personal opinion.
  • myth4ever
    myth4ever Posts: 372
    Not where i work....and NOT where I workout at!!!! One of us got to switch jobs or gyms!
  • jd5351
    jd5351 Posts: 116 Member
    I met my husband at work we worked for different location same comany and we have been married for 14yrs

    This is how I met my husband too! We worked for the same company, same department/position but different locations. He was in Pennsylvania and me in Ohio. We'd take turns every 2 weeks coming to see eachother. No one even knew we were dating for about 6 months. We didn't hide it, but we didn't make it "known" either.

    The cat came out of the bag when we were out to dinner and had no idea that ALL of our bosses were sitting right around the corner. When he went to go to the bathroom they spotted eachother. They were like, "What are you doing here?" LOL

    They realized that it had been half a year that we'd been dating and that based on the fact that no one had any idea, it didn't interfere with our work so it wasno big deal.
  • mgobluetx12
    mgobluetx12 Posts: 1,326 Member
    VERY bad idea. And sometimes against company policy, depending on your roles. The worst possible (and most likely) scenario is that you'll break up and have to see someone every day who knows what you look like naked.
  • AggieLu
    AggieLu Posts: 873 Member
    Not for me... although your post made me wonder... my coworkers are women between 40-73... and a 25 year old male with a terrible breath and nasty odor coming off his hair... now the doc working on Wednesdays... that's a different story... lol

    BY THE WAY, TODAY IS WEDNESDAY <evil grin> geez, that overtime... I tell ya! :blushing:
  • wbgolden
    wbgolden Posts: 2,066 Member
    i would never do it!

    well i used to say that. i was apparently mistaken.
  • RubyRubixcube
    RubyRubixcube Posts: 258 Member
    I met my bf through my workplace, we were seeing it other for close to a year "Secretly" and now its all out in the open and we're living together... might be a little different that its a building company and I work in the office and he works out on sites