Friday, June 6, 2008

The Space Between

Office romance, anyone?

I, for one, am totally against it.

Work is stressful enough in itself. Why go through the hassle of mixing it up with love? Plus the hassle of running into your significant other in the office hallway can be quite distracting.


May be this kind of set up would work better for married spouses but not for couples who are just dating. Wedded bliss comes with its own baggage, wife included.

Girls might be into the whole togetherness thing. But most guys would prefer not to have their girlfriends as officemates. It simply prevents us from flirting.

Over dinner with friends, they kept teasing me about hooking up with some chicks from the office. I frowned on the idea.

A perfect Raft3r relationship is based on distance. The less we see of each other, the better.

33 comments:

Anonymous said...

kaya nga siguro for most companies bawal na bawal talaga. you pointed the reason well, lalo na sa flirting im sure yan talaga ang gusto ng mga guys hahahaha.

Raft3r said...

a simple life, Good to hear a female perspective on things. Hehe. Thanks!

Anonymous said...

for real?? the less u see each other the better? well, space is OK but distance is another thing..:)

Raft3r said...

vannie, Valid point. I guess I have to rethink my priorities, then. Hehe

E-Tavasi said...

Wah rafter.. i will try that your
skill "less u see each other the better.." :D hehehe....

Raft3r said...

e-tavasi, Try it some time. Girls love it. Nyahaha

Anonymous said...

I totally agree!!!
-CM

Raft3r said...

CM, Nyahaha. Kaya friends tayo, eh. San ka sa long weekend?

Anonymous said...

Funny how I agree with your stance on office romances, but still manage to fall in bed with a coworker every now and again.

I think I take much more of the male stance on the situation than the female need affection and togetherness view on how relationships work.

Gertrude ;)
Even saying relationships right there made me want to vomit in my mouth a little bit ;)

I am all for the no-stress-see-you-when-I-want-to kind of dating.

Finding a partner who enjoys the same is a bit difficult though and I just try not to stumble upon the breakable boys in my dating adventures.

Anonymous said...

so kahit yan na last chance mo ha.

Raft3r said...

gertrudegrannypanties, Hehe. That's all part of the dating game. Enjoy!

jas, Itaga mo na sa bato. Nyahaha

Anonymous said...

I guess it depends on the mate.

Anonymous said...

The less you see each other the better? Ummm, depende sa maraming bagay. (,") I agree with what Vannie said, that space is ok but distance is another thing. Trust me, hehehe.

Wendy said...

Ang mahirap sa office romance, pagchichismisan kayo sa office.

pixie27 said...

I agree with you!..Kasi magsasawa lang kayong dalawa pag magkasama pa kayo sa work hehehe...Mas maganda ma-challenge yung tipong mami-miss nyo yung isa't isa kasi di kayo nagkikita parati...It works for me and my hubby =). I mean para pareho kayo mag-grow up ng magkahiwalay. I mean its okay to see your partner often but not in the work too heheheh...

Raft3r said...

ar-dee-see, Everything is relative. Right?

jella, Mas maganda kung hindi talaga kayo nagkikita. Nyahaha

wendy, Tama ka dyan. Tsismis galore yan. Hehe

pixie27, Absence makes the heart go fonder. Ika nga!

Big Eyed Gal said...

Sana bumusina muna noh! Double whammy kayo ako dyan!!! Tsk tsk tsk... Hahahahahaha!

Raft3r said...

big_eyed_gal, Nyahaha. Kita mo kayo ni Dok going strong mula ng mag-resign ka. Hehe.

Anonymous said...

mahirap na baka mag-kasawaan!
hehe!
house lang ako
-CM

Payperbiz said...

Can you read my mind denoy? This entry is exactly my topic in our company's quarterly published newsletter called The Workplace. What makes it even funnier is the fact na pati ang photo, parehong-pareho! Hahaha! I'll give you a copy pag lumabas na, I think it's ready for printing na kasi approved na ang layout ng next ish namin:)

Anonymous said...

yaan mo nga silang may mga relasyon sa opis. e nagka-inlaban e, di mo na mahahadlangan ang tigidung ng heart. :D

hmmm, yang distance-distance mo, siguro gusto mo schoolgirl ano?magkalayo talaga kayo nun! kaw nasa opis, sya nasa skul. :D

peace, raft3r.

Raft3r said...

CM, Natuloy kami sa Tagaytay. Hehe

sonnet's, Naku. Plagiarist pa dating ko nyan. Hehe

salve, Nyahaha. Basta hindi high school, swak pa sakin. Hehe

Payperbiz said...

hehe! nope, you'll be fine kasi sa photo lang tayo nagkapareho hindi sa text:) Naku, pag tumibok puso mo, don't think twice dahil lang officemate mo sya. If you're after the thrill, gawa ka ng away once in a while para di kayo magpansinan hahaha!:) Joke, don't take that advice.

Anonymous said...

My opinion - I'd prefer not to have an intimate relationship with a co-worker sa office...nor thought of finding a lifetime partner at work...

Raft3r said...

sonnet's, Nyahaha. Ayos sakin yan. Palaaway ako, e. Hehe

anonymous, Tama ang ganyan attitude. =P

Payperbiz said...

Kung sa bagay, it works most of the time:) At least in my case noong manila bulletin days pa namin ni jon hehehe:)

Raft3r said...

sonnet's, Di ka nga makabasag pinggan kaya! Hehe

Payperbiz said...

Dati 'yon, I've learned how to draw the line:) Don't forget to watch on QTV11 every Thursday:)

Raft3r said...

sonnet's, Opo. Raft3r po. Proud to be kapuso. Hehe

Anonymous said...

got burned in those office romances! tanong mo pa kay lizzie :D pero yung distance..ayoko din..i'm in a long distance relationship right and i don't recommend it! sometimes i have a hard time remembering his face...hahaha! (i'm back diba ^_^)

Raft3r said...

donna, Namiss kita! Kamusta na si Kung Fu Panda?

Anonymous said...

kung fu panda is pissed at me right now..and has every right to be.. :(
oh well. na-miss din kita..at ang blogs :D

Raft3r said...

donna, Naku. Suyuin mo agad. Iba pa naman kaming mga lalake pag nagtampo. Hehe