Dating Your Co-Worker and Other So-called Inappropriate Relationships

Most single people who are looking for a serious relationship are limited when it comes to meeting a desirable mate in their immediate inner circle. Following the unwritten rules such as not dating a co-worker further limits your possibilities to finding someone. Dating in the workplace is often discouraged because of the potential problems it could cause to job performance or professionalism if a relationship doesn't work out. Imagine if you dated someone in your immediate department at work. Things started out great at first but then the bad times got worse and the tumultuous relationship ended in an ugly breakup. Because you are a professional you are still supposed to be cordial and in some cases, you might have to take orders from an ex whom you can't stand. This is not a pretty situation. Workplace romances do work in some cases. Take my parents for instance. They met at a hospital where my mom was a nurse and my dad was a Physical Therapist. I was created from that union. They eventually split up but they remained amicable and they didn't work at the same hospital anymore. Several years later mom later remarried a fellow nurse and then on occasion they worked in perfect harmony, oftentimes also meeting for lunch. Dating a married co-worker however is not cool. That situation has bad karma written all over it. While its' normal to build relationships at work, establishing boundaries at work are necessary if you or your co-worker is married.