Jim and Pam. Leslie and Ben. Mulder and Scully. Mindy and Danny. Meredith and Derek—actually, pretty much everyone on every Shondaland show. A lot of TV's most beloved couples met in the office, even if, in reality, workplace romances are still somewhat taboo.
My office romance turned into a marriage — here are 15 rules for dating a coworker
5 Rules for Dating a Coworker
This article was originally published on February 21, If your eyebrows are raised, good. We dated for four years, and we managed to outlast our involvement at the company, but ultimately it was one big, longwinded learning experience. As I mentioned, my parents met at work. Is this person really worth giving up this aspect of your career, should things fly south? Think hard. When my ex and I started dating, it was a very strange circumstance.
Tyler and I had been dating for almost four years before we started working together which, by the way, wasn't planned … long story for another time. But for about 11 months, we sat three cubes apart from one another and kept our relationship under wraps. Remember that coworker I dated?
Office romances have been around for as long as offices or other workplaces. Because of the amount of time we spend at work, side by side with our coworkers, our social lives and professional lives often become entwined. Those relationships are sometimes quite intimate, even when they aren't romantic.