127Office Nomance
posted on May 16th, 2008
Are Office Romance’s really that bad? The answer is …..it
depends on the individual. The key to success in an office
romance is accepting the reality of the situation. Some
relationship experts say if you engage in this type of
relationship, you should keep it on the hush hush and keep it
professional. In a utopian office environment that might work
but when emotions are involved, people tend to stray from such
principles. So, I say accept from the get go if you become
intimate with each other that it will leak out to the corporate
environment; the corporate eyes are omnipotent and eventually
gossip and rumors will spread quicker than wildfire. For
example, at my job, a female co-worker who had recently broken
up with a fellow co-worker revealed to me his inadequacies in
the bedroom and how he was the biggest loser she had ever dated.
Now, if she told me this personal information and we were just
associates, imagine who else she told at our organization. The
point is arm yourself with the foresight of the potential
consequence of an office relationship. Once you’re accepting of
this awareness and your okay with it, proceed on to your newly
blossoming office relationship. Like my friend says the only two
things that can happen in a relationship is you either break up
or worst you get married. If the reality that your personal
business might be exposed and put on display daunts you then you
should probably refrain from the office romance. In the end,
it’s your choice, you have to dig deep, look within yourself and
make a decision that aligns with your values.
