Office romance: yay or nay?


While most Malaysians feel there isn't anything wrong with two single colleagues dating each other, they are wary of the repercussions if the relationship doesn't work out. Photo: Pixabay

Some people believe that you shouldn’t mix work with romance. But there have been many tales of couples who met at the workplace and have worked it out without letting romance get in the way of work (or vice versa). Here’s what Malaysians have to say about dating a co-worker.

Movies like Bridget Jones’ Diary have given office romances a bad name. But it’s not always as bad or as complicated as people think. Sometimes, it’s just two unattached people who meet and like each other, and they happen to work in the same office.

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