Aaaaaah, romantic love.

Think of all the crazy things people do in its name.

Launch a thousand ships, build the Taj Mahal,

or something a little lust-grant.

Like making out in a restaurant.

We always had this holiday party at the end of the year.

And one of my co-workers and I, you know, the classic, like,

get drunk and hook up at a restaurant.

This is NPR's Life Kit, and we're talking about love at work.

You know, the cute co-worker?

So competent, so compelling, but also mixing the personal and professional,

so high-risk. Like, what if you break up?

It was a solid, I think like, six months, two year of just going into their room

and feeling really embarrassed and kind of devastated and

all the co-workers already know your business.

And there is so much more to navigate.

I've heard the saying always swipe right,

and that's a reference to online dating apps,

but the workplace is certainly not someplace to carry in that philosophy.

Relationships at work is complicated, especially after me too.

And yet, plenty of us are still doing it.

The workplace still ranks one of the top five places people meet their mates.

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