Not all office romances have to go sour. You just have to know how to maintain a good relationship with your significant other, coworkers and boss. It’s a juggling act that may be well worth it to you if you find that special person. Making your relationship work in an office of judgmental and chatty coworkers is a test to see if your career and personal life can coexist in the office.
The best thing you can do with an office romance is to conduct yourself in a formal, professional and efficient manner in the workplace. Make sure that when you are at work that you actually work. It is a professional environment and you need to save squabbles, drama, baby talk and flirting for your off hours. No one wants to see PDA when they are trying to finish an assignment.
Make sure you talk with your fellow coworker and significant other about how you are going to act towards each other at work. Agree to keep it strictly platonic at the office and save the kisses and hand holding for another time. As long as you are both on the same page then there should be no drama in the workplace.
For the sake of your relationship don’t bring work home! In order for your relationship to thrive you need to discuss other things besides work. Talking about a meeting from that day at work is no substitute for pillow talk. Learn to separate your personal life and your professional life. Talking about work all the time will lead to headaches and arguments.
Office romances can work as long as you take the time to set boundaries. Make sure everyone at work is comfortable with the situation and they can come to you if they have a problem. You can let Cupid enter the workplace as long as you understand that you are still there to get a job done.
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