Work Husband

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  • ToEKnee213
    ToEKnee213 Posts: 1,031 Member
    I have a work hubby. We are awesome friends and can really trust each other with issues or for an honest opinion. Love his family as well!
  • mjbrenner
    mjbrenner Posts: 222 Member
    I was totally a work husband back when I was a teacher, and my work wife was a fantastic woman. There was nothing romantic about this relationship or anything like that. She was just a good friend for whom I fulfilled the "masculine" role at work that a husband might at home - listening to her problems, lifting heavy things, etc

    In this age of increased specialization, many of us benefit from having someone we can turn to that actually understands our job. My wife never really understood just how crazy my day was as a teacher, but my "work wife" did. We could laugh, joke, maybe innocently flirt a little, and then go back to our real spouses, to whom we were each deeply devoted. I did not routinely refer to this coworker as my work wife, but my actual wife was fully aware of our friendship, and she did not feel threatened by it.

    I have seen cases of a work husband/wife escalating into something more, but cheaters are going to cheat. If this is a potential problem, then the couple needs to look at their relationship and see what they can do to fix it.
  • jsjaclark
    jsjaclark Posts: 303
    I am in a trade association and we joke about having assocation husbands/wives since many times we are at education/networking events without our spouses. But our spouses all know each other and get along great - we have had numerous events/trips where all our spouses came. Our association "spouses" are dinner escorts and would protect us in a heartbeat.
  • mistikal13
    mistikal13 Posts: 1,457 Member
    several.

    if i get anymore work divorces i won't have anything left of my k3yb0rd





    LOL!
  • skinnyack
    skinnyack Posts: 683
    I've had several ( I worked in a job where we moved branches a lot) and it was always about work. My fiance works for that same company still (I moved on to something that doesn't require me to cope with lack of time for real relationships by creating pseudo relationships with people you won't realistically keep in touch with) and I know most of his former/current work wives. Some are really good friends of mine, some I've had a tinge of jealousy about (mainly because I actually know them and they like what other people have- gets under my skin every long once in a while) and the ones I don't know I've had the fiance explain very specifically their relationship if I feel it's one too many texts after work. I know it's in my head- because I know the job and it's just like that. One of them who I hadn't met yet at the time, he explained it and turns out- she is my personality twin. Hence why they got along so well, and is exactly why I like her so much now.
  • hjfischer
    hjfischer Posts: 250
    know what a work spouse is ... never had one personally .. I have HOWEVER had a work "mom" .. She was litterally old enough to be my mother.. to quote from her the day I was "adopted" ... " you know I like you better than my OWN kids.... i think im adopting you!!" Its been a mother/son relationship ever since....Id get the "where is your coat young man!" and the thermos of chicken noodle soup that would almost always happen when I had a cold to she was the listening ear when my second child was born 2 months premature and I needed to talk about my fears.. These kind of relationships are good within bounds.. There has to be a mutual signal in place if either party starts to sprout "feelings"

    I have had work moms before! They are awesome. I have had a gay-husband at work. But never a straight man.
  • demery12371
    demery12371 Posts: 253 Member
    know what a work spouse is ... never had one personally .. I have HOWEVER had a work "mom" .. She was litterally old enough to be my mother.. to quote from her the day I was "adopted" ... " you know I like you better than my OWN kids.... i think im adopting you!!" Its been a mother/son relationship ever since....Id get the "where is your coat young man!" and the thermos of chicken noodle soup that would almost always happen when I had a cold to she was the listening ear when my second child was born 2 months premature and I needed to talk about my fears.. These kind of relationships are good within bounds.. There has to be a mutual signal in place if either party starts to sprout "feelings"

    That is sweet... I have a work Mom. Much more worried about me and caring about me than my own Mom. Love her like a Mom.
    Don't have a work hubby.
  • GoldenGirl1979
    GoldenGirl1979 Posts: 716 Member
    my husband HATES this new work husband, work wife thing... i don't have one, neither does he... but we saw it on king of queens, happy endings & there was an article abt it in last month's shape (or women's health, can't remember which)...

    funny on sitcoms... probably not the best idea in real life :wink:
  • monroe61
    monroe61 Posts: 620 Member
    One husband is enough for me!!

    I hear that :)

    My real husband used to call certain guys at my job my "work" husband and I would correct him and say they are my brothers!
  • Sp1nGoddess
    Sp1nGoddess Posts: 1,134 Member
    My work husband is my husband... we both work at home!
  • jaysonhijinx
    jaysonhijinx Posts: 663 Member
    Don't have a work husband or wife for that matter but I do have 2 train wives :P We all work in different areas of the business but are on the same train line. All started when it was home time one day and they were hurrying me to leave by calling my team and telling them to tell me to "hurry up and leave cause his train wives were waiting".

    It's stuck ever since then.
  • catherine4211
    catherine4211 Posts: 944 Member
    I have one. We are best friends. I can't imagine work w/o him. Never ever would it cross any lines. He's married, I'm not.
  • mmklinemm
    mmklinemm Posts: 58 Member
    My real husband used to be my work husband. :)
  • tnvolsfan74
    tnvolsfan74 Posts: 83 Member
    My husband has a work wife. I have never met her and in general, I don't have a problem with him being friends with women. The problems I have with his relationship with the "work wife" is that he first told me she was old enough to be his mother.....later I discover she is just 4 years older than him. Second, on his days off, they are constantly texting each other. The work wife has created issues...to say the least.
  • Wenzday7777
    Wenzday7777 Posts: 44
    i have had several. Where i work they move us around all the time like chess pieces so you get a new one every few months. You still talk to the other ones but when you sit by someone new its nice to get to know them. Some i have remained close to through my 2 yrs here so far. We talk about our relationships and all that good stuff. Its never lead to anything on our ends at work. My husband teases me about them. I also have car pooled alot with different guys and some people have gotten the wrong idea a few times but we set them straight. Most are old enough to be my kids. I am also the work mom and the one in the office with everything you could possibly need or want and been known to give out some great advise
  • blueeyedcristi
    blueeyedcristi Posts: 304 Member
    I had one when I worked. It was nice to be able to vent about work without bringing that extra stress home. We are still friends to this day but don't get together as often. While we were working together we were both married and I am still married. I am sure ppl at work talked because we were so close and spent so much time together but I don't really care. My husband was fine with it and that's all that matters. I will say it was a huge adjustment when I had to quit working. I didn't realize how much we depended on each other as far as venting goes, etc. I haven't seen him since last July I think? We are do.to meet up for lunch or dinner sometime soon. I actually had lunch with his wife and son when he was still married. I can't recall if he's met my hubby but will say mine didn't care one way or another about meeting him as he trusts me.
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