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Three Coworkers, No Regrets

Long hours, tight deadlines, Friday pub nights. Office romance never really left.

How it started

In a Cosmopolitan UK feature, women describe workplace romance as very much alive, despite remote work and dating apps. Sherin, 28, dated three colleagues at her last job, one casually and two seriously, and she's still with one of them. At a huge company where long hours and intense deadlines meant teams bonded fast, dating colleagues was common enough to become a running joke: Friday nights at the pub were her chance to find a new boyfriend. Another woman, Valerie, describes restaurant shifts with a colleague that built such an intense connection they both ended existing relationships to be together. Experts quoted in the piece explain why: shared goals, private jokes and constant proximity make intimacy feel deeper than it really is.

Then it happened

Sherin has no real regrets, though she admits one thing she'd change: being so open about her love life when she was new at the company, because even in a relaxed workplace a reputation can follow you. She remembers being very flirty during office hours, probably to her colleagues' disgust.

The morning after

Sherin's Friday pub nights became office folklore, and she's still dating one of the three. Valerie's story is the juicier one: two people ending their relationships over restaurant shifts and shared jokes. Their coworkers, the feature hints, have been gossiping about it ever since.

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