InterOffice Romance???

[lightandlovely1]

The April issue of Essence magazine has an article in it about interoffice romances. The article states that "70% ofsingle employees will get romantically involved with someone from work at some point in their career." What's you opinion of interoffice relationships?

[mystkev]

I have had plenty of office relationships, some at the same time. I've never had a problem being professional after all was said and done. As long as you can separate business from pleasure you should be okay. I read that article and the woman slicing up his chair, was just an example of stupidity, it's not like he paid for the chair.

If you are going to get into an office relationship you have to be prepared for people talking about you, if you can handle that, do your thing.

[dulce]

never worked with anyone that I was attracted to...plus I worked in SF for many, many years where the majority of the cute guys played for the other team...

[Lisa_Lisa]

I'm involved in an Interoffice Romance right now. But, it's not a problem, we have known each other for years. We work in different departments, and since I am a Telecommuter, I'm only in the office twice a week. Our company is fairly small and very busy, nobody cares what we're doing.

If the relationship ends, I really don't think that there will be any problems.

[lightandlovely1]

I did it once but I'm not certain I would do it again. I broke it off when I found out the guy was married. He then tried to charge me with sexual harrassment because I refused to talk to him about the relationship. Only 2 things saved me: he was a GS-15 and I was a 5; and one of my supervisors saw him chase me around the damned zerox machine. Last I heard, old boy got busted down and transferred out (I wonder how he explained that to his wife? LOL)

[MsMeelah]

I dont think I would do it. I haveworked with some nice looking brothers but never someone who I am that attracted to. If we worked for the same company but in different areas then mabye I would consider it.

[nubianx2]

I've done it. We worked for the same company but in separate buildings. We kept things on the D.L. just to keep nosey folks out our business. We are still good friends to this date.

Don't know if I'd do it again.

[seductive_tee]

The guy i had a work relationship with is dead.....we worked at 2 jobs together...neither was planned...i think he followed me to the 2nd one....the relationship ended after the 1st job but we kinda kicked it while on the 2nd.....

We remained the closest of friends when i left the job and when he got married up until the day he died. I saw him about 3-4 days before he died...hurt me deeply...

I know Richard and I would have remained friends if he was alive today. I still have his picture in my wallet and on my entertainment center at home. :( :( :(

[Reesecup1]

Originally posted by lightandlovely1
The April issue of Essence magazine has an article in it about interoffice romances. The article states that "70% ofsingle employees will get romantically involved with someone from work at some point in their career." What's you opinion of interoffice relationships?

I read that magazine, and it was good.

[lightandlovely1]

Originally posted by Reesecup+


I read that magazine, and it was good.

I like it too but sometimes it gets to be a bit highbrow for my tastes. I want to subscribe to the one T gets: BlackWoman is what I think it's called.

[seductive_tee]

Yep, it's called Today's Black Women

[swtjamaica]

...don't wanna shit where i eat...

[misha]

Too many potential problems.....but I have had a little thing with somebody that is faculty on the campus. While we work at the same university, we aren't working in the same place.

I couldn't get involved with somebody in the same building. Way too much drama if it doesn't work out.

[SoftNwet]

Originally posted by swtjamaica+
...don't wanna shit where i eat...

Damn I was gonna say the same thing!!!!!! Don't sleep where you eat!!!!!

[swtjamaica]

Originally posted by SoftNwet+


Damn I was gonna say the same thing!!!!!! Don't sleep where you eat!!!!!

see...great minds think alike....:D

[Tastey]

I've done it.

It requires handling your business like an adult and some people have problems with that.

The only problem I had was when I broke up with one of the police officers I worked with and I still had feelings. It was awkward seeing him at work but there was no real drama.

We were cordial to each other and nobody but our families knew we had dated anyway...so it was all good.

Right now there are only 2 black men at my job. A fat one and a old one so I don't see that happening anytime soon. LOL :p

[OhSoPrecious]

No, can't say that I have. . .

However, I did mess with one of the contractors that use to do work for the company~!! :rolleyes: That don't count. . . he wasn't interoffice. . he was always outside of office~!! :upto: LOL

[D2daO2da]

I had a bunch at different jobs..

At one job we acted like we hated eachother and it was only a year after I left that anyone ever knew we was getting it on. We still are good friends today and laugh about how good we kept our secret.

At another job there was this girl that would bring in pictures of her on vacation in bathing suits and lingerie.. so when I asked for one she said I had to take my own, so yall know me and my cameras.. I got plenty of her, we did it in the staircase for months, it was the emergency exit that no one knew about. She opened her mouth to her friends so I had to cut her off.

At another job I had a more adult office romance. The first two was like high school. We dated, were in different departments and people knew. It was cool. We still talk.

Although I have had a few office relationships, that wasn't my intentions, I wasn't sizing women up on the first day they started to work. You go to lunch, talk, hang out and things happen. OK the staircase girl was a straight freak, c'mon the staircase. Well anyhow, I don't have a problem with it, I even been with ladies that were like "I don't date people I work with" so as soon as they left the job, we went out..

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[HulaSista]

Originally posted by dulce+
never worked with anyone that I was attracted to...plus I worked in SF for many, many years where the majority of the cute guys played for the other team...

girl you ain't neva lied......