Many single men and women in their twenties or thirties are normally stuck at work.
Companies place demands on your time that might include working additional or unsociable hours.
Running your own company (you're the boss in other words) requires you to oversee matters every single minute of the working week, and you get even less time to yourself.
This is terrible news for dating singletons.
As much as you'd want to squeeze in time for dating, it's becoming pretty hard to do.
You're usually too tired to even go out for coffee.
But there is someone working in accounts that you wouldn't mind getting to know a little better - and there can't be any harm in that, can there? Are you prepared for the inevitable consequences that come with dating a co-worker? Unlike dating someone from outside of work, dating a colleague has a lot of consequences.
It isn't a bad thing, mind you.
All it means is that it gets a bit complicated.
First of all, you will be seeing this person every day of your working life.
What if for instance, the two of you are fighting? Will this affect your working relationship? If it will, how will it affect your work? Admittedly, it is very difficult to ignore your feelings.
This is particularly true if you run into the object of that pain every minute of the day.
Rumours are another factor you need to consider when dating a co-worker.
The modern-day office has often been accused of being a front for a rumour mill.
No event that takes place goes unnoticed.
People will always talk, whether you like it or not.
The rumour mill works harder when dating couples are involved.
It's like the rumours tend to take a life of their own.
In the end, you will become the subject of such talk.
In the end, dating a colleague can leave you either battered or unscathed.
It all depends on how you deal with it.
If you do decide to date a co-worker, then give it a go.
Who knows? Your future partner may just be at the coffee machine.