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People are often wary of dating a coworker and understandably so. They don’t want to mix up their personal and professional lives as problems that arise in one can trickle down to the other. But what if you’re head over heels over a person in your office? What if this was the relationship you’ve been waiting for all your life? How will you know if you never try? These questions do race through your mind and unless you don’t dip into the water, you cannot know how cold it is.
Keeping all the hullabaloo aside, it’s all right to date a coworker as long as your company policy doesn't prohibit it and you set certain ground rules with your partner from the get go. Also, if your partner is a junior of senior, make sure they're mature enough to deal with the power imbalance as that can be a slippery slope.
Be Private
As soon as you start dating your coworker, don’t go about telling everyone at your workplace about your relationship status. Keep things under wraps until you get to know your partner better and are sure that you both are serious enough to include your colleagues in your private space. Avoid social media PDA at all costs in the early stages of your relationship.
Act Professional At All Times
Be flirtatious and intimate for all you like, but not at your workplace. Conduct yourself professionally at all times because you don’t want your relationship to hamper your performance at work. Make time to hang out outside and when you’re there, don’t discuss work.
Don’t Bring Personal Fights To The Workplace
You can keep your professional and personal lives separate, even while dating a coworker. Make it a ground rule to not carry forward resentment from an argument you had with your partner to an office meeting. No one likes to work in an environment with heavy energy.
Remain Focused
When at work, be at work - both physically and mentally. When you’re dating a coworker, your mind could wander away thinking about the two of you. However, for a healthy balance between work and love, nip this habit in the bud. Your goal should be to build each other up both personally and professionally, and not become each other’s distraction.
Communicate Through Texts, Not Emails
Refrain from sending flirtatious messages via email, as they could be used against you in court if the two of you ever decide to break-up and a case for sexual harassment at work is filed. This is more common than you think in relationships at work.
Also read: 6 Things You Must Discuss With Your Partner Before Marriage
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