Most American adults spend much of their time at work. Many adults work more than the traditional forty-hour week. Some adults are working overtime or two jobs just to make ends meet.
Some of our best friends come from coworkers. I occasionally keep in touch with friends from high school. However, it is much easier to make friends at work. Coworkers are the people that I see most often. I have more in common with them now than friends outside of the workplace.
In some weeks and some days, I spend more time with my coworkers than I do with my husband.
With as much time as we spend in the workplace, I do not find it that unusual for there to be attractions between coworkers.
Factories are well known for love affairs. I know several people who have built a romantic relationship with a coworker.
I work with all women teachers now. Before, I had worked closely with a male teacher. While a romantic relationship never even came close to sparking, the time we spent together did build a close friendship.
When two people work very closely together and see each other everyday, they are bound to build a type of bond. That bond may be a friendship. It can also be a negative relationship where the two people do not get along. In some cases the bond becomes romantic.
Either way, work affairs occur. The two people begin with something in common, their work. They begin talking. As time passes by, the conversations can become more intimate. What happens next depends upon the person and the relationships outside of work. If your love at home is not strong, it may be easy to fall into something more with a coworker.
However if you have a good relationship with your mate and you are confident in your love, you can develop these close friendships with coworkers without it leading to anything more.
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