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Where am I going to meet these people? It seems like nowadays you can't date anywhere. Online dating is a joke if you're under 30, and hitting people up in public is considered rude at best and creepy/sociopathic at worst. And not everyone has friends who know potential partners that are single and interested in meeting new people.
And don't get me started about these fictitious "groups" we should all join!
Met my wife via an online dating website when I was 23, her 20. Best part was she sent the first message to me.
Best woman I ever dated, and very happy to still be with her.
Dating co-workers is a dangerous path. Tread with caution. There are many other places to find love even if you are introverted, homebody, whatever. If the girl at work feels like something you just can't afford to pass up, like others have mentioned, start the relationship as friends. If she likes you enough, it will progress out of the friendzone when the time is right. Be warned though, are you willing to possibly lose your job if things don't work out? Or what if you date for awhile but it ends terribly. Can you stand that work with that person everyday knowing your history? What if one of you become each other's manager? Work relationships really only work out when it ends in a happy marriage, but that is not very common! Even a few dates and a breakup can create a lot of bad consequences in the workplace. In the end, your choice OP, but like I mentioned, online dating worked wonders for me! Dated many other girls via online before my wife as well!
I was kinda lazy when it came to dating...I worked 65+ hour weeks so really aside from the occasional blind date setup by friends I was left with the group of women that I worked with.
Over 15 or so years and 5 different companies I must have dated 9 or more women. The key is to get to know the person before you date them, make sure that they are stable, mature adults.
I have a cuz who married one of his coworkers. So far, it's working out well.
If things get serious and you do date, check to see if HR has a policy on dating. The 2 of you may be required to sign a form acknowledging you're dating. This way, if one of you tries to make accusations, at least some of it won't be in as a negative light since you 2 are dating.
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Originally Posted by valsteele
Where am I going to meet these people? It seems like nowadays you can't date anywhere. Online dating is a joke if you're under 30, and hitting people up in public is considered rude at best and creepy/sociopathic at worst. And not everyone has friends who know potential partners that are single and interested in meeting new people.
And don't get me started about these fictitious "groups" we should all join!
I feel your pain. Pretty much all of the women I work with are either married, or assumed so (at least in this point of my career). FWIW, online dating above 30 has been a joke too
The main reason I go to Trader Joes or other such "finer stores" is to meet women for dating. If I want milk, eggs, or other groceries, my regular supermarket already has those. I sort of got set up years ago, but declined, as I was unemployed and in a 'dark place'. I rather not regret at least giving it a shot.
I'm in a rather remote area, so the only other women that may be single are those 10 years younger than me, and also doing retail or making MW.
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Don't underestimate the potential impact of workplace gossip (about you) on your promotion potential. Many bosses will not promote someone who has a reputation for dating co-workers, out of fear that putting that individual into a supervisory position might someday result in a sexual harassment lawsuit.
I personally haven't, but I've seen it happen, with varying results. I've never been high up the food chain for it to really matter anyway.
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