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Work relationship break-up

  • 18-04-2010 10:32am
    #1
    LegacyUser
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    Just wondering does anyone on here have experience of breaking up with a work colleague. Every bit of breakup advice on here says break all contact. Obviously thats not possible here and we will see eachother everyday. Its not going to be a bad breakup(cheating or fighting), we get on very well but I dont think she'l see this coming. Any advice appreciated.


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  • #2
    LegacyUser
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    I think it depends on what type of person your gf is. I had to break off a brief relationship with a work colleague last year, it was pretty awful to be honest. I hated having to be around him when it was obviously upsetting him seeing me as he took it very badly. I eventually left my job because of it. There was also a lot of bitching to other colleagues about me on his part which was very unfair I thought.

    Maybe you heard this when the two of you first started going out, but you have to be prepared for this kind of thing to happen in a work relationship because it's very difficult not to see each other. I don't mean to scare you, mine was probably a bad-case scenario, your gf could be just fine and professional about it which would be great. Hope it works out for you anyway OP.


  • #3
    LegacyUser
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    Hi OP. I was going out with a girl for a few yrs and we ended up working together. We broke up and although it was amicable we ended up not talking other than the occasional hi. I was lucky in that I was quite good friends with a few of the others in there so I wasn't dependent on her company. I think so long as your in the same both then no issue.


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