Love may be a many splendoured thing, but sometimes it is a nightmare in the office. It can lead to colleagues being jealous; people feeling that they cannot talk to one half of a couple for fear that it will become the subject of ‘pillow talk’. Then there is the potential fall out if it all goes wrong. What happens then? Does one of you leave, or do you both stay and try to make life as awkward as possible for the other person?

If you do want to date someone at work, remember that it can and often does go wrong. You may feel that this is not an issue, but you should check out your options about other employment, with a recruitment agency or just keep an eye on adverts for other positions. Yes sometimes office romances do work and love and marriage follow, but often things go wrong and if one half is bitter, life gets pretty (sometimes very) complicated.

You should also be aware of whether or not it is actually permissible to have an office romance. Many companies are very much against it, with some even asking employees to sign a ‘No Dating’ clause, whereby they promise not to date someone at work.

But sometimes, love is worth taking a risk for, so if you do meet someone at work who catches your eye and whom you think is pretty special, then maybe, just maybe you should give love a chance. After all isn’t love worth more than a job and your job won’t keep you warm at night or support you when times are hard. So give the issue some close consideration before you vow-undying love, then if you decide that the other person is worth taking the risk for then go for it!