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Been there,
did that. Got burned!
You're playing
with fire! I once fell in live with and dated my boss, and
I ended up REALLY regretting it. If you think it's difficult
to work with him now with the feelings
you
have, I assure you that it would be much, much worse if you
pursued a relationship and then broke up.
You could
not even imagine a more degrading and uncomfortable experience
than having to work with your boss after the relationship
is over. Picture yourself sitting in meetings with your boss/ex-boyfriend,
possibly going on business trips, spending 8+ hours a day
in close proximity, and worse yet, hearing him talk on the
phone with the next "victim." What would your next
performance evaluation be like? How about taking "directives"
(in reality, orders) from him?
Remember: he
is in a position of authority over you. The employee-boss relationship
carries enough
challenges, even when romantic feelings are not involved.
Here
is one other factor to think about. In my situation, we had
to hide our romantic relationship, because of company policies
and office politics. (It just wouldn't have looked good...)
The secrecy was fun at first, and it actually intensified
our feelings. However, it enabled him to also have another
secretive office relationship on the side, which I did not
discover until a year later. There were no outward signs that
he was involved with her, and I'm sure she received no signs
that he was involved with me. Since I did not usually see
my other co-workers outside of the office, our paths never
crossed. When they went out together in public, they had to
maintain a "friendship" demeanor, as we did, which
served to hide the relationship well. I'm sure he pulled that
one off effortlessly!!
I
believe that ultimately, God has a plan for each one of us.
If this is the man that God has provided for you, then
you
can safely put this relationship on hold for now and trust Him
to make it happen some day, perhaps when one of you is in another
location or company. But for now, I would recommend not getting
yourself into a potentially compromising or uncomfortable position.
I
guarantee that if you pursue a romantic relationship with your
boss, and it goes sour, you will regret it in the aftermath! |