Message #45264

[sobriquetnic]

Hi Andrea

I am now engaged to the lovely young man that took over my previous job in our company!

Whilst we work together in the same smallish office and live together too, it doesn't seem to prove too much of a problem.  For us, the pro's are as follows:-

* Sharing a lift and only needing one car
* Knowing what sort of a day the other has had, and why therefore they might be a little stressed in the evening
* Spending lunch hours together
* Being able to get a genuine take on what's important in your work life

The con's:-

* You really have to avoid snapping at each other following a row!
* I'm sometimes a bit tougher on my partner than others in the office as I know I can get away with it!

And of course, you don't really get a break from each other!  However, we're so used to it now that it hasn't proved too difficult in that way.

I of course cannot tell my partner certain things as due to my job I find out a lot of things before he does - but he fully understands this and never puts me in an awkward situation.

It was a bit difficult at first when people were suspecting that we were in a relationship (we kept it quiet at first) but now that everyone knows, they all seem to be really happy for us.

I'm very interested to see what other's thoughts on this will be.

All the best,
Nicola.