Dating Co-workers
Payment differences (she/he makes more money...)
Sam: I had a job once where I had a crush on my boss. It is a terrible idea. Date outside your profession, if at all possible. It will make life a smidgen more interesting.
As far as payment is concerned, it really does not matter to me who makes more money. Heck, I even support the idea of having a stay-at-home parent if and when it's feasible. If you're happy with each other, money shouldn't come between you, even it is the number one cause of divorce.
Allison: I've never date a coworker, and I don't think I would want to. I see enough of my boyfriend outside of work that I feel like working together would just make us sick of each other! And I definitely don't want that. The workplace can be a really stressful environment. You don't want to end up fighting with each other because of stress from work. When I get off work, I want to come home to my man, curl up and watch tv, and forget about work. If we worked together, that just wouldn't happen.
Like Sam said, it really doesn't matter who makes more money. Right now, I have a job and my boyfriend doesn't. That doesn't bother me at all. I grew up with a stay-at-home mom and a dad who worked full time. I'm so glad my mom didn't have a job when I was growing up, because I would have had a lot less time with her. It's nice to have a parent that can take you to soccer practice, help you with homework, have an after-school snack waiting for you when you get home. While I support parents who work full-time, I'm glad my childhood was the way it was, and if my mom had been bothered by the fact that my dad was making more money than she was, it would have been alot different.
Samantha: I dated someone I worked with...bad idea. Instead of working we spent the whole time either mad at each other or in some kind of awkward situation. I would never do that again. But in the end we decided we were better off friends and we still work together and remain friends.
The money thing doesn't matte to me. If we both are trying to contribute to the finances, great. If the other is being a complete mooch, that's a different story.
