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From: gregbo@houxm.UUCP (Greg Skinner)
Newsgroups: net.singles,net.social
Subject: having an SO as a co-worker
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Date: Thu, 3-Jan-85 02:48:31 EST
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How do people feel about having their SO/spouse as a co-worker?  I imagine in
some ways it is convenient, and in others it's awkward.  As far as convenience
goes, you can share rides to work, and you always have someone to eat lunch 
with.  On the awkward side, it can get pretty uncomfortable, I suppose, if you
and your SO/spouse have a fight and have to come in contact with each other
(how do you keep up appearances, etc.) and things could get really bad if you
break up, and the other person get another SO/spouse.

The reason I brought this up -- suppose I wanted to ask a co-worker out?  I
know already what a lot of you are going to say "If you don't ask, you'll
never know, etc." which is real good advice.  I don't mind so much if the
person doesn't want to go out with me, but I would feel a little embarrassed
if I had to see that person around a lot, and even more so (probably hurt
and jealous) if that person started going out with somebody else.

So now, you see how weird things are when a relationship isn't even started
yet -- I can't even imagine what it's like when one ends!
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Greg Skinner (gregbo)
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