I want a sexy 90s office romance

posted November 30th, 2023 at 7:55 PM

It was really easy to flirt and romance at the office. Today, it's just an idea that gets you fired. No wonder everyone hardly lives at the office and dies single these days.

11 Comments

Ugh

Dec 1, 2023 at 11:42am

Easy for you, awful for us

I wonder why?

Dec 1, 2023 at 2:59pm

Give this some thought. I suspect you weren’t one of the people who were the target of some unwanted attention from some guy who “just wanted to flirt”. There’s a very good reason why that behaviour is frowned upon now. Take it from a woman who dealt with countless incidents of sexual harassment during the 80’s, 90’s, and early 200’s. Basically all the time up until the Me Too movement shone a spotlight on it. So many of us were harmed and so many women had to quit the job while the guy kept his. The workplace isn’t a dating scene.

In your head

Dec 1, 2023 at 3:26pm

Yes, sounds good in theory but can backfire big time in real life. Hot romance can easily turn sour and then you have this noxious atmosphere at work.

Your Perfume Smells Pretty.

Dec 2, 2023 at 11:31am

I, a woman, once complimented another woman on her perfume as I was waiting my turn at the photocopier in the office. She was a temp. I asked her what it was and where I might buy it. Her face blanched and she walked away. An hour later, my supervisor told me that she accused me of sexual harassment. Then we both laughed our asses off. The temp was quickly blacklisted. This happened in the late 90s. Not sexy.

You can thank all the assholes for that

Dec 2, 2023 at 10:34pm

Okay, look. Many couples actually do meet at work. I remember when Jay Leno did his last episode of the Tonight Show (the first time) he said that he felt his legacy was connected to all the couples who met while working on the show and the children they went on to have. Cute, right?
But all the toxic assholes who wouldn't take a hint and started harassing and pestering women at work largely ruined the possibility of an "office romance." So, everyone should blame those douchebags instead of blaming feminists and the MeToo movement.
Personally, there's been lots of women at work who I've been attracted to over the years. But my problem isn't that flirting with them would get me fired, it's that they're all out of my league and wouldn't date me if I was the last man on earth.
Such is life I guess.