Boss_Employee Affair

Couple - sweet couple
Philippines
March 26, 2007 8:59pm CST
A friend of mine is having a problem right now, she fell in love with her manager but he is already married. Her boss made it clear to her that he likes her too, in fact, he invited her for dinner and she can feel that they're leading somewhere else... Do you think she should pursue the relationship?
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@Limey73 (161)
• Canada
27 Mar 07
It's too-hot-to-handle time for your friend - she'd be playing a dangerous game.......a game where she'll always come out the loser in the end. It could be that part of the attraction on both sides is power - for her the admiration of a man in a higher position, and for him the feeling of power over a subordinate. Either way, not a good basis for an affair, most especially with a married man. It may seem dreamily romantic to her now, but could get very complex and sordid later if she goes any further. Warn her off if you can.
@joby_09 (498)
• Philippines
27 Mar 07
Definitely not. Aside from the fact that your friend is already married, manager-staff relationship would be of great issue within the company. I think even if your friend is not yet married, her "romantic" relationship with her boss will give rise to discussions and gossips and also arguements among her colleagues. As a friend, you should advise her to do the right thing (such as being faithful to her husband). If in case her husband is also having an affair with someone else, getting herself one will not solve the problem. I think she should settle it first before engaging herself with another guy. =)
@Rozie37 (15499)
• Turkmenistan
27 Mar 07
Love is a choice. This is not a problem, this is a person choosing to do something that they know is wrong. I believe that what goes around comes around and if she does this it will can back on her one way or another. My dream as always been to be married. If my husband were to cheat on me, I would be devastated. That is why I run from married men.
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• United States
27 Mar 07
Trouble Trouble and TROUBLE! She should get away from this relationship as fast as she possibly can. First of all, he is married. That would be reason enough. The other compelling reason is that this is a "dual relationship". One is a romantic relationship, the other is an employer/employee relationship. In that one, he has all the power and she has none. A relationship based on a power differential is doomed to fail. You should advise your friend to get out while she still safely can.
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• Philippines
28 Mar 07
i have heard lots of that stories but still, the question in my mind is that "why lots of girls fall for a married man". are they more attractive,sweeter and sensual lovers than a single man? okay, falling in love sometimes doesn't mean that you're next move is to let that person know it and engaged in a relationship. that's a rule. never fall in love with a married person. if inevitable, ignore the feelings and never let yourself get close to that person if you knew that you could never resist the temptation. it isn't right to pursue the relationship. you're friend is destroying a good family. c'mon, there are lots of uncommitted guys out there.
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@emkay74 (15)
• Malaysia
27 Mar 07
ooo man,,what comes around goes round, just like justin timberlike lyrics, Affair in the office is sometime unavoidable. It happens manytimes. Personally, to keep a good relationship with your boss, one should be real master in body langguage, If you were good in this, then such thing can be avoided,.
• Philippines
27 Mar 07
I know my friend is a morally-upright woman, the problem is, she's been inlove with her boss for almost 2 years now...
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@rekhum (2420)
• India
28 Mar 07
In love for 2 years abeit her knowledge that the boss is already married? I'd call it an infatuation.She fell for him because of his bank-account status and attractiveness(if he is).But some women only love to have a relationship with married men and vice versa.And there is no stopping. But she and the world know that he will obviously dumb her after those few 'quickies'so why should she go for it in the first place? Unless ofcourse she is a desparado. But a woman with a neat ethic and who believes in herself will never get into these situations often.As men's carnal habits are being taken for granted by societies or acceptable to many lots, it is always girls who have to take precautions. She will not only ruin her life but her boss and his family life too.
• Philippines
28 Mar 07
Yeah, I've been telling her to stop this nonsense, making her understand it's not worth it, but she's just plain stubborn, believing that they have a future together.... oh well, as much as i love my friend, I can't do anything anymore, I've done my best, even talked to her boss, to no avail... well, it's her life, she better take care of it... Thanks for the words of wisdom.
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@kliksini (85)
• Singapore
27 Mar 07
i bebeh.. how do you do..
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@rsa101 (38166)
• Philippines
27 Mar 07
I would say that she should start to make this feelings go the soonest possible time. I hope you could still convince her to stop this relationship the soonest possible time. i suggest that she start looking for another job since this will just make things worse. Convince her not to be a home wrecker because that is what she will doing.
@kurtbiewald (2625)
• United States
28 Mar 07
hey maybe is he nice to her does he pay her enough? do her friends get enough money when they come over too? is he payin the rent? nice clothes? maybe its worth it then?
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• India
28 Mar 07
Someboby loves someone is great and somebody having someone loving him too. That's great but the main thing is that she is already engaded or married. Then that person must be maintaining a faithful relationship. If her married life is not healthy or u can say the person with whom she is engaded is an different one from ur's liking then surely she have too go for her love.
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@tahirauf (94)
• Pakistan
27 Mar 07
well....first of all...she must make sure that whether her boss is really serious about her or he is just using her for romance....if he is really serious then she must ask her to marr her if her boss is not happy with his wife....boss can divorse his wife and must marry your friend
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• Canada
28 Mar 07
I think that she shouldn't. Like all the movies and soap operas, nothing good will happen to her anyways. And if she does get together with her boss, the legal lawsuits that follow would take forever to get rid of.
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• United States
27 Mar 07
Being a married person myself I have one thing of clear advice for your friend. If my husband was to fall in love with another woman (god forbid) I would rather him simply tell me that he loved another and that we simply couldn't be together anymore. I would be happier and move on faster knowing he told me before anything happened, its better to hear I don't love you anymore than I slept with someone else.... SilentRose
@jolmartyn (129)
28 Mar 07
Seems like its a bad idea on several fronts. The boss will lose immediate respect from his staff, The employee will immediately lose any friends she has, no going for a coffee and exchanging gossip because it goes back to him! Production will drop because the majority of staff will talk about it instead of working. If the relationship ends up going places or even if it doesn't 2 possible broken marriages, kids without parents and bad vibes in families all round. if this new relationship is the real deal, what if the business goes belly up both will lose their employment. Stay away. Seems alright with two singles, but even then the taste left in the company lingers for months. It generally ends up with one or the other leaving. Generally the woman, as she tends to be the junior in the organisation. Being a boss I expect nothing else but professional conduct from my staff.
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@j27366 (293)
• Philippines
28 Mar 07
she must not pursue the relationship. for the reasons : (1) it is immoral. always remember, God is watching, He knows everything. (2) it will destroy a family - really devastating to the wife of her boss and, most especially, their children. (3) your friend can get fired (not her boss) from her job. and,that is very shameful and disastrous. (4) she will regret doing it when the right man comes her way.
@yanjiaren (9031)
1 May 07
This is an ugly situation that will only bring about hurt and devastation. We can be attracted to many things we cannot have or that belong to another and some one , some where will be the loser, especially the Bosse's wife who is probably sitting at home lighting candles for her husband. Sometimes we have to put such selfish love aside and put ourselves in other's shoes, would she like to be the wife on the other endend having her hubby sleep around?
• United States
28 Mar 07
I don't think that she should continue the relationship. It is a no win situation. The only person who will benefit from this is her boss. When he gets tired of her he will dump her. He has a wife and she needs to keep this in mind and think about what she would do if the shoe was on the other foot.
• China
29 Apr 07
if i were her,i would choose to end this love with her manager, it's really not a wise thing to pursue it. There would be someone there and is just waiting for her. Just tell her ,her Mr right would come to her someday, her manager is just only her favorite mistake, say goodbye to each other ASAP,!
@fazelath (1174)
• India
1 May 07
when the boss is married and he only likes her,he doesnt love her then she should not pursue this relationship