Dating a Colleague at Work - Pros and Cons

Love is blind, they say and it can come at any given moment at any given place. And one of the many places where you may meet the love of your life is the office. However, dating a colleague at work might not be as great as it sounds. In fact many people believe it's a bad idea and you should be really careful before committing yourself to such relations. But, then again, there are many examples of people who have really met 'the one' in the office. Read the rest of this article and see what are some of the pros and cons of dating a co-worker.

Most people might start with a list of the cons of dating a colleague, but I am a bit of a romantic soul and I do believe that you can actually have a successful relationship at work, therefore I will start with a list of the pros:

1. Spend more time together. For some people spending most of the day together is what really matters in the relationship. So, knowing that you will have around 8 hours with your loved one, while at work makes the relationship more exciting.

2. Common interests. Since you are working together, you already have certain common interests and goals. This might save you a lot of time, which you would normally lose while dating random people and trying to get to know them better.

3. Since you are working together, you can keep the evening and weekend conversations 'work-free'. After all you already know what happened at work, so It will be highly unlikely that any of you will be eager to talk about work at home. Therefore, you can spend the time talking about something more interesting and important.

Now, let's look at some of the possible disadvantages of being with a colleague:

1. Spend too much time together. Yes, this could be both an advantage and a disadvantage. Spending too much time with the same person, could lead to boredom or you may start taking them for granted. And after an eventual break up, the time spent together in the same office might be unbearable.

2. The issues you may have at home, would most probably transfer to your workplace and this will undoubtedly disturb your working performance. This is why most employers are not really keen to encourage their employees to date at work.

3. Working together at the same place might also have a negative impact on your chores at home. As move out cleaning experts within Melbourne point out, none of you might have the time to do the dishes, or to hoover the floor, for example.

4. Imagine there is a possible promotion coming up soon and you both want it, how would you feel if you have to compete with your loved one? Or if one of you have to move to another city? Then you will have to choose between career and love, and this is rarely an easy decision to make.

Of course, there are many more pros and cons that one could name, but I think these are enough to make to think whether it's worth it to date a co-worker or not.