Monday, January 30, 2006

Do You Have An Office Husband Or Wife?

According to a recent article in the New York Post, a lot us have an office husband or wife. The main benefit of such an arrangement is that there are no strings attached; if things don't work out, you simply move on to someone else. Additionally, unlike in a real marriage, sex isn't typically an issue. Rather, "married" office couples bond over emotional factors like being able to confide in each other at a level of intimacy that rivals those of their real marriages without the guilt. Office marriages can even make workers more productive (though I don't know if you'd ever want to actually run that rationale by your suspecting boss). According to the survey of office workers cited in the story, 32 percent of them said they had an office spouse, with many having more than one. Here's the somewhat freaky part (particularly as you scan your work area this morning), a few of the survey respondents did admit to fantasizing about consumating the relationship.