office romance - the good

There are many issues -- both positive and negative -- to consider before engaging in office romances. One of the positive aspects is time efficiency, since you no longer need to search for a significant other in the evening. Why look around for potential dates when you have an office full of beautiful women? You save both time and money.

A second advantage to dating someone in the workplace is that since you spend so many hours together at work, you already have an idea of what she's like. This can save you from lots of headaches down the road.

A final advantage, besides the sex, is that you can carpool. Not only do you get to spend the night together, you also save on gas. Wow, what are the chances that you could date women that would save you gas money?

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office romance - the bad

Office romances also have their drawbacks. For example, no matter how well the relationship is going, the situation itself is a recipe for disaster. The fact that couples are in constant contact with one another day and night may cause friction within the relationship. Everyone needs "alone time" to pursue hobbies or hang out with friends, and the lack thereof may cause relationships to self-destruct.

Office romances may interfere with individuals' abilities to perform their professional duties. Imagine telling your girlfriend that she's fired? There is obvious potential for conflicts of interest between office situations and relationships. Be sure to avoid accusations of favoritism, which may harm the morale of colleagues.

Jealousy is another negative issue. Because you must usually keep office relationships a secret, other employees may flirt with your partner or vice-versa. You have to keep in mind, that this type of flirting is common and happens all the time in the workplace. So keep cool or the cat's out of the bag.

(adapted from http://www.askmen.com/dating/curtsmith/getiton10.html)

clearly, office relationships has its good and bad.

however, as rational as you may be, when it comes to emotions, a person can never stay fair.

imagine when its the boss dating your colleague?

Or if you are in the shoes of a boss and u start to date yr subordinates are you able to stay fair? are you able to make sure she still meet the numbers? be able to do the day to day job? or would you actually pump your numbers into her account so that she stay afloat? or you help her to cover, or even push her paperwork to the rest so that she can pator with u?

clearly thats when unfairness and bias-ness comes into play.

i really wonder if a super rational person can stay rational when it comes to emotions.