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From: beth@umcp-cs.UUCP (Beth Katz)
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Re: having an SO as a co-worker
Message-ID: <2269@umcp-cs.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 5-Jan-85 11:45:36 EST
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Posted: Sat Jan  5 11:45:36 1985
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Reply-To: beth@maryland.UUCP (Beth Katz)
Organization: U of Maryland, Computer Science Dept., College Park, MD
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Summary: 

Having an SO as a co-worker can be fun as Greg pointed out, but it also
has its disadvantages.  David (my SO and no longer a co-worker) and I found
that we sometimes had problems concentrating on work, especially when the
work was sitting back and thinking about new ideas.  Our minds tended to
wander to more interesting thoughts about last night or later that evening.
Those thoughts seemed to wander in more easily when the person was sitting
at the desk next to yours.  However, we had more insight into what our SO's
work was all about than anybody else we had dated.

Although it seemed to work for us, we never broke up or had fights, so I
don't think our success is typical.  However, we have several couples in
our department, and those relationships also seem to work.  I'd suggest
that you give it a try if you are interested.  However, try not to get
mushy at work.  It's unprofessional.  Few people around work knew that
we were dating until he left.  They just thought we were good friends.
					Beth Katz
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