Today, a coworker told me she may be in love with me. I admitted similar feelings and we agreed, since we're both happily married, not to spend time together anymore. Two hours later we were both promoted to run the same project, where we'll be "working hand in glove for the next couple of years." FML
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Packed lecture halls, a sketchy roommate and frat parties: welcome to college, the real thing.
Today, my coworker and I agreed to come clean and tell our fellow employees that we have been secretly dating for a while. Before we could, I received a promotion. I'm now his boss. FML
Today, I got a new job where one of my co-workers is someone I have been in love with for over 5 years now. She's married but my feelings for her just won't go away. FML
Today, I confessed my feelings to the girl I like, who also happens to be my coworker. She told my boss, and they're laughing about it as I type this. FML
Today, I realized that I'm head over heels in love with my coworker. She's funny, caring, sweet, and the best person I've ever met. We're also both married. I dream about her every night, and the stress of not being able to tell her has overtaken my PTSD, making it impossible to sleep and barely function. Fuck Love. FML
Today, during the party for my last day at my old job, my office wife professed her love for me. We’re both married, we have no chemistry, and I’ve been dumping my work on her for three years. FML
Today, I'm in a long-term relationship with a woman I love to bits, but I have a crush on a coworker. I've tried to brush it off, but it's only getting stronger. The worst part? I think she likes me too. FML
Today, I realized the extent of my crush on one of my employees when I found myself cropping our picture out of the staff photo to see what we would look like as a couple. FML
Today, I found out that the man I've wanted to be with for the last year and a half also wants to be with me. Two weeks ago, I got a promotion! I'm also legally no longer allowed to date him. FML
Today, I got paired up with a coworker for a three-month project. All he talks about is how attractive my girlfriend is and what he would do with her. FML
Today, a coworker introduced herself to me and told me she hopes I enjoy my new job. We've worked in the same building for two years. I say hello every time I see her. FML
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QuantumLife 12
Just remember hand in glove doesn't equal ring on finger.
Welshite 40
State that there is a conflict of interest to your boss. You really don't want to put yourself in that position, OP, especially once you decide to be loyal to your spouse.
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User57777 13
Maybe it's a sign? Seems like you're not really happily married if you like her.
Alihb 16
I dont see a major problem. Yes, you admitted to forget about it and avoid each other, and it'll be awkward, but Im sure you could work past it.
InfernoVivo 12
Well aren't you in a pickle.
Welshite 40
And here I thought it was a watermelon.
klovemachine 24
And I thought it was a cucumber
mFUNdo21 17
I thought it was an apple...
botanistjessica 24
Pickles are cucumbers.
Zebediabolical 45
Speak for yourself. The pickles I have in my cold room right now are hot peppers, zucchini spears and carrots. Not a cucumber in the bunch.
BntyHntrSeattle 30
My zucchini plant just grew a squash the size of Texas. Just thought everyone should know.
geekchick88 17
80, you may have pickled hot peppers, zucchini spears, and carrots, but they aren't pickles. Pickles are pickled cucumbers.
ksks1234 33
What the hell is a cold room? Is it a pantry that is cold? Is that what you call a fridge? Are you hanging out in a morgue?
False_Stupidity 42
Peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers... ... Just had to add my 5 cents
EgyptianPride98 8
A "cold room" is also called a "cold cellar" and it's basically a cold storage room. It's a room (usually in the basement) that isn't insulated so it's literally a (naturally) cold room. It's not a really a pantry or a fridge-- it's sort of something in between.
klovemachine 24
I'm aware of that, 63. It was a failed attempt at humor :-D
eternal_malaise 10
Karma, and for some reason the 1987 movie "The Secret of My Success" (starring Michael J. Fox) comes to mind.
evilplatypus 39
How is this karma?
judea95 16
If you believe you're in love with somebody else then you should be honest and tell your partner
kittenproblems 9
Why is nobody else saying this! Right now the wife believes that op loves her and only her. She has a right to know. I also believe that you can only truly love one person and that even if op is happy his marriage must not be what it used too. Maybe he stopped loving her along the way. But I'm engaged to the only person I've ever dated so what would I know
brinnablaine 22
Brutal honesty (and it would be brutal to tell a spouse about feelings you've decided not to act on) doesn't solve the problem. It would just hurt the spouse's feelings and lead them to worry what is going on at work (which most likely will be nothing). If OP is a rational adult, which he seems to be, he can work with someone despite feelings of attraction, however tempting they may be. It may be awkward for a little while, but it doesn't have to cause problems at home for either of them.
olpally 33
Just try to keep your feelings in check. Both of you need to respect the institution that the bond of marriage brings. Good luck.
monnanon 14
what you mean the fake legal binding that holds two people together artificially long after the feelings are gone?
perdix 31
Don't worry, once you start working closely with each other, you'll begin to hate one another. You'll think she's a credit-stealing, manipulative bitch, and she'll think you are a dogmatic, chauvinistic blowhard. Two marriages saved!
olpally 33
That's probably what will happen. Lol. Spend too much time with someone on a project, any disagreements that arise and they'll cut each others heads off and hate each other. Haha. That's thinking outside the box perdix.
Ameel_fml 19
That's true tbh. The OP might have feelings for his coworker because she's new and exciting, and when you're starting to fall for someone you're still in that honeymoon period where everything they say/do seems charming. Give it a few months and they'll probably end up at each others' throats. lol
annalily5 28
I actually would recommend this. I might not have ever been in love, but I've found nothing kills budding cruses on a person like working on even a short a project with them. If that doesn't work you two might want to have a serious sit down talk with each other and with your spouses to try and work things out.
Kataclysm97 32
Mature of you both to decide to keep your distances. Bad luck that your boss threw you together like that...
False_Stupidity 42
The boss probably did it on purpose because he saw that they both got along well.
isaidiloveyou 1
if you love two people at the same time, choose the second. Because if you really loved the first one, you wouldn't have fallen for the second.
Kataclysm97 32
It's a little more complicated than that when someone is married. I'm only a teenager but I can't imagine filing for a divorce is a very pleasant process, especially if the couple has children. :/ Just saying...
ksks1234 33
Wow, 27, that is very mature for a teen. 22-- more than likely, they are in lust, not love. There is no such thing as 'love at first sight'. It takes a lot to build a true, steady, non-wavering love. Will the coworkers still love each other when they learn about the annoying habits they hold? Love is something that has to be built. You love that person despite the annoying habits. Disney has built this false idea of love. There is no Prince Charming nor happily ever after. Real love takes a lot of work.
Bevspeaks 11
Johnny Depp quote...very nice
ixanonymousxi 7
Um no one can be in love with more than one person, its called being polyamorous.
evilplatypus 39
121 - I'm pretty sure you just contradicted yourself.
Kataclysm97 32
#104, Thank you very much :)
ixanonymousxi 7
ah haha XD no, I just had grammatical errors, I meant to say "Um no. One can be in love with more than one person. It's called being polyamorous."
LesAnn89 3
Maybe it's meant to be.