How to handle sex with a coworker

It doesn’t matter if it’s an office romance, casual sex, the love of your life or a simple slip, in any of these cases having things very clear and learning to separate the professional from the personal (even though it sounds cliché) is essential so that the decision to get involved with a co-worker does not end badly.

To avoid confusion, the first thing you should do when engaging with a coworker is make it very clear what you expect of those meetings. One of the most recurrent problems in relationships that are just beginning, and in unions in general, is that neither party makes it clear what they want, so the other person ends up thinking or hoping that the relationship will progress to another point where they may possibly be. It won’t come.

When it comes to sex with a coworker discretion It’s fundamental. There’s nothing worse than having all your friends find out about your sexual adventures, especially when it’s a casual relationship. No displays of affection, whispers, glances, smiles or details in the work area.

Avoid being a prey to gossip and enjoy sex with your colleague in private, this way the day they decide to leave you they will not appear in the headlines of the work tabloids.

Although it is very tempting to constantly talk about work in private, and intimacy at work, make an effort to Do not mix the two scenarios. Enjoy the passion you are experiencing and try to forget where you know each other from when you are together.

If you are in the same work team as your “lover/colleague” or have a higher position, it is essential to have the maturity to not show any type of job preferences. They may have fantastic sex in private, but at work he is just another colleague.

If sex with your coworker was alone one night thing, but now you don’t know how to look at his face, it’s time to grow up. Anyone can have a slip, the important thing is that both have had a good time and maintain the attitude that corresponds to casual sex: no complaints or regrets, life goes on.

If you feel that it is important to talk about it to make things clear and continue with the day-to-day work, buy him a drink or a coffee when you leave the office and clarify what is pertinent to clarify.

If there have already been several encounters, and you only want sex with your colleague, say so and wait for the other’s response. If you are looking for something more serious or a greater commitment, it is more than important to say so, this way you clarify the situation and make sure that you are both on the same page.

If they are not, end the relationship, it is the most sensible thing to do to avoid entanglements and confusion in the workplace.

And remember, it will not be the first or the last time that you will have to run into someone with whom you have shared some intimacyso take it calmly, maturely and sensibly and leave it aside from your professional life for the well-being of both.

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