Found this article about office dating on AsiaOne website. My hubby and I met in his current company, so we are one of the living examples that office dating does work. However, a traditionalist myself, I did leave the company eventually after dating my then boyfriend (now my hubby) for about 6-7 months - citing several reasons, where a small part of it was the refusal to have to be labelled as participants in a 'scandal'.
You will not believe what kind of conversations can an office romance trigger off. If you are already 'earmarked' as a 'couple' when you were not, you basically have the blessing from everyone even before you are dating. Expect the response to be mild. If your colleagues find the coupling unexpected or odd, you can be assured of more gossips and alley news spreading through the office grapevine.
True enough, office dating in Singapore does attract a lot of attention. For onlookers, it will be exciting to know when you two got hooked up, what you see in each other and how the relationship evolves - the teasing will follow and soon after, you two may even be considered as one pair of twins. Whatever you do, just remember, do not do anything 'stupid' or socially unacceptable coz it can ruin your relationship (this includes unbecoming behaviour of one party that affects the 'reputation' of the other). Remember, its a partnership. Your actions can affect yourself and your date, be it socially or at work. Of course, as the article has highlighted - no hanky panky in office please. :-)
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