Office Romance! Thoughts? Good Idea.....Bad Idea??

i don't think it is a good idea. if you should have a fight or breakup, you still have to work with this person. it would be awkward

I believe it is frowned upon in most circles. It would be difficult to focus and concentrate on one's work when your beloved is near at hand for one thing. It might also be the cause of some unbecoming, inappropriate conduct along the way. Even if it is kept secret the secrecy will put a strain on things. Imagine too, if one of the pair has made a habit of office romance and has an ex or several also working in the same office?

Office romances are very unprofessional. Not a good idea. If there is a fall out, it can make going to work very awkward as well. I do not think that it is at all appropriate to date co-workers. For the same reasons. I would not have an office romance, no. Job security is way more important. There is nothing wrong with looking and just leaving it at that. Never date a boss or a co-worker.

It is a completely personal issue and it is best not to speak about it with a particular notion. what I mean to say is that, those who are in love with their co-workers will remain and it will not feel good to say that it is wrong. That might hurt those who are in love, it might hurt those who date each other, and chances still are that it might hurt those who are really and truely in love and consider this sort of a love not infatuation but true love. Secondly, it is for each one to decide if they should be in love with someone whom they work with. It is upto the person to decide how this idea is.

in my opinion,it is appropriate for people to date their co-workers. off course the basic standard is that both sides haven't married,both sides really need to find a right person to marry. then,most of the workers feel it is stressful to work at office,it is common for workers to overtime.there is less time for workers to date or find boy/girl friends off work. since find the right persone at the office,why not have a date? a happy family is the same important as a good job for people. i wish the bosses will understand it and accept that their staff to have an office romance.

Men get attracted to women, just as bees get attracted to flowers. It doesn't matter where the setting is - it could be on a bus, in the school, or even at the swimming pool. I've known people who actually get to know their spouses at the workplace. This is quite common, given that our waking moments are mostly spent at the workplace and we seldom have the time or luxury to find romance elsewhere. Guess what? I am no exception! I got to know my wife who was my former colleague. We worked in different departments though. However, there is a type of office romance that should be discouraged. That is, one or both parties involved in the office romance are already married to another person. We have seen or heard so many tragedies revolving around this kind of romance - or forbidden love.

I would advise you to be careful because well when I was in high school I agreed to date a guy... Two months down the line and I realized it was a mistake, from there on it was extremely awkward. I'd say it's fine really ..... Just be careful. ;)

office romance is neither good or bad idea. if the heart glows for someone, go for it. that is my general idea. of course, there are nuisance considerations. aside from avoiding married people, i am approving of relationships of any kind. office relationship may be a motivating one. it is not always that bad. we know how stressful and tense oftentimes offices can be, and now we can have someone whom we can trust and open up with, why not.

I do not think there is anything wrong in an office romance. The children of quite a few friends of mine have fallen in love with their colleagues and eventually married them.Of course they have married into decent and good families.The present generation is quite intelligent and they know exactly what they want. Unfortunately during my working days there were hardly any single girls in the offices where i worked. Most of them were typists and stenos and were all married. Therefore there was no question of getting attracted or involved romantically with any of them. During my time there was a lot of conservativism and women and even men were not so forthcoming, unlike the present generation, which is very bold in their demeanor.

hi artistry, i could not comment on this subject,have a nice day

When I was single that was one line I didn't cross. It works for some people and some it doesn't. I think it would be just way too awkward because if doesn't work out, you still end up seeing that person at your job. No, I couldn't do it. It's a really bad idea.

Nothing wrong about it as long as both parties are available and totaly free. one more thing is that the work should not be affected or else it will just lead both to a more complicating situation like being fired from work by reason of unproductivity and conflict of interests.

For the most part its a "VERY BAD IDEA". It can work out, but as alot of relationships it may not. The problem with a relationship gone bad at work is that you still have to work with that person and see them everyday. If there is bad blood between you it can greatly effect both of your job performances. I have seen it work at least once where the two ended up in a long term relationship and are now engaged, but they work in different departments within the same company and there jobs do not really have anything to do with each other. If that's the case it is a little easier because you dont work closely with that person so it doesn't have to become an issue with your coworkers. Which by the way is a whole other can of worms when getting invovled with someone at work. So just remember the old saying "Be careful what you wish for" if you decide to go that route.