Careerbuilder.com
says approximately a third of couples who meet at the office end up marrying. My
hubby and I are one of the statistics. We'll be celebrating out twenty-year
anniversary in April, but in the beginning I would have never imagined us
dating let alone marrying.
The company allowed workplace romances, but my future hubby had
his own set of rules, including not dating women at work. He didn't care that
we were in different groups and worked in different buildings. He was adamant
about not dating…for a while. He finally relented and a year later proposed on
a chilly December night on San Francisco's Crissy Field at the Presidio.
When I was brainstorming my Kiss Me, Cowboy wrangler hero
Zack Harris' conflict, I was trying to figure out why he wouldn't want to date
fellow Bar V5 wrangler Charlotte (aka Charlie) Randall after sharing hot kisses
by the river. My hubby's old dating rules popped into my head. I knew Zak had
the same rule about not dating coworkers, only his was for a better reason. At
least in his mind!
Here's a brief excerpt between Zack and Charlie from Kiss
Me, Cowboy:
"So how'd you meet this guy?"
Charlie twirled the end of a braid with her
finger. "Work."
"He's a cowboy?" Zack asked.
Another nod. She wouldn't meet his gaze.
Interesting. His rule kept him from kissing her
again, but maybe some other guy's kisses would be enough to make her stay put.
"Forget going to Colorado. There are lots of cowboys in Montana. Hell,
Marietta for that matter."
She didn't look up. "Told ya. Work gets in
the way."
Yeah, Charlie wasn't one to hang out at bars
trying to be picked up. But if she fell for someone local, she would forget
about the other guy and keep working at the Bar V5 at least for a while longer.
A brilliant plan to keep her in the area. "I
could help you."
Her gaze jerked up to his. "Help?"
"Find you a man."
Melissa is giving away a $10 Starbucks e-gift card! To
enter, comment whether you've dated a co-worker. One winner will be randomly chosen from the
comments.
Great post! I haven't worked with anyone I would be interested in dating. LOL
ReplyDeleteLOL Stephanie!!!! Thanks for the smile this morning!
DeleteGreat post! I was tempted once but never did.
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Thanks Debby! I'm very glad I did, but the good thing is if it hadn't worked out we wouldn't have to see each other much! But it did so no worries!
DeleteI married young before I ever entered the work force.
ReplyDeleteYou're lucky to have met someone so young! I married later in life and was thinking I might not! LOL!
DeleteYes, way back when I dated a bunch of co-workers, and married one, too. We met in 1977, and were married 18 months later. 36years and counting!
ReplyDeleteAwesome, Ginny! Congrats on the 36 years and counting. That's wonderful to hear!
DeleteI have never dated a co-worker. I met my hubby when I was 19.
ReplyDeleteYou and Bonnie above were both young! That's great! At 19, I didn't have a clue what I wanted with anything! Late bloomer :)
DeleteNo, but then again working in a Day Care didn't really have many men working in it.
ReplyDeleteI can see that Leslie! Would make it tough. Though I could imagine a romance novel with a day care worker and a single dad ;)
DeleteI met my husband at work. 10th anniversary next month.
ReplyDeleteCool, PoCoKat! Hope you have a wonderful 10 year anniversary! Congrats!
DeleteMy husband and I met when we were both working for NASA. My Mom worked in the same building he did. (Mine was just next door.) When I went over to Mom's building to go home with her, POW, we met. We dated for about 18 months and were married in December 1966. This year will be our 48th wedding anniversary. Thank you, NASA! ;-)
ReplyDeleteNot sure this counts but I did date someone who worked at the same place I did. But we didn't actually work together. We are good friends still to this day. I wouldn't have it any other way.
ReplyDeletedated a co-worker once; didn't work out; so glad when i moved.
ReplyDeleteI did date a coworker. There were strict rules that no one at work was to know and if we should not work out, that would be kept to ourselves as well. We were successful, no one knew until we sent them wedding invitations.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful wedding picture and cannot wait to read this story! We have something in common as I did date and marry my coworker. We met and worked together at Pizza Hut. Turns out I was BFF's with one of his cousins during highschool and my family was great friends with one of his aunt & uncles. We dated for almost 7 years and this year celebrated 18 years of marriage! I guess we are a statistic. Lol!
ReplyDeleteMy first boyfriend and I worked at the same place for our summer jobs although in different areas.
ReplyDeleteI have the same rule. I will not date someone I work with. I did that once, and it was not good.
ReplyDeleteNot since high school!!
ReplyDeleteI was thinking I hadn't dated a co-worker...but as I enumerated them all (sarcasm...Hahaha!!! ��) I came across a name that was a co-worker. Yeah it didn't work out...but his next date did and they married, her name was Gail!
ReplyDeleteA couple readers posted on my FB page that they weren't able to post their comments so I'm going to add them here! The first is:
ReplyDeleteS G-s Tieh... Tried commenting but it didn't go through. Oh well. Fun to read your and others' coworkers in love stories.
Lorie Sullins Payne - Tried to comment and didn't work but yes I have been in a relationship for 12 years and we met at work
ReplyDeleteNope, never dated a co-worker.
ReplyDeleteMy husband and I worked at the same hospital when we were dating. He was a paramedic and I was a nurse .Been married 30 years.
ReplyDeleteChristina Fashant: Can't post on blog. I dated the head of security at a Mall where I worked in Marketing. We were together for about a year, but things didn't work out. We broke up right before 9-11. On that day we were both working, fielding calls from the public and media. Afterward he came into my office and comforted me.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed hearing how you and your husband met. I only dated one guy that I worked with and that didn't go so well. I found out he was married and his wife pregnant. I really enjoyed Charlie and Zack's story in Kiss Me, Cowboy
ReplyDeleteI married my hubby of 21 years in college :)
ReplyDeleteLori
lorih824 at yahoo dot com
In high school and college, I worked retail and dated a few coworkers. Nothing special. Met my husband at college, but didn't date then.
ReplyDeleteNo, I haven't!!
ReplyDeleteI did my first year of teaching. He turned out to be a loser who was dating another teacher behind my back, proposed & married her. Took a few years before I met my future hubby when I was a volunteer at his place of week.
ReplyDeleteWe have a sweet story. Our moms worked together and we dated all through high school and went our separate ways and 17 years ago met back up and now we are married:)
ReplyDeleteI have dated someone that worked at the same place I did/ different departments though. Never married him.
ReplyDeleteI can't count the number of times I've seen those workplace dating rules thrown out the window. Glad you found a keeper! The book sounds fun
ReplyDeleteThe winner of the $10 Starbucks e-gift card is GayleandJohn. Please contact me at melissamcclone (at) gmail (dot) com with your email address to get your card sent. Thanks to everyone who commented! I still need to reply to the rest of the comments when I have more time. Thanks!
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