Risks of office affairs?

There’s also the likelihood that others in the office will have concerns about being personally affected.

These concerns cover a wide range: having to “cover” for an affair, the amount of time an affair might take from a focus on business, special treatment or privileges that might accompany an affair, unfair distribution of labor by virtue of time spent on an affair, or just being distracted by an affair.

Who’s at Risk
Those who are happily married should know that marital happiness does not eliminate the possibility of an affair. Those who are even mildly unhappy should take heed – affairs are commonplace, easy and devastating. If you are unhappy with your marriage, it is far better to work to resolve the marriage problems or end the marriage before starting a new relationship. Affairs do not solve problems.

There’s also the risk, of course, that a woman involved in an affair will be distracted by it herself.

 While most men have learned to compartmentalize their lives and separate their feelings from their ability to focus on other things, women may experience some problems in blocking out the dynamics of an office affair while trying to concentrate on their work. (more…)

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