Do You Have a “Work” Wife or Husband?

Sara was going through a rough patch in her marriage. She and Jeff were struggling to spend time together and found themselves growing apart. They stopped attending church, rarely went out or did anything together. Both were in intense careers that demanded much of their time. So when Sara’s relationship with a co-worker turned into an affair, I wasn’t surprised. Sara spent long hours working with this man.

The conversation often turned personal and the two traveled together on many assignments. Sara admitted that her co-worker knew more about her inner life than her husband and that she had turned to him for emotional support. Infidelity often occurs at the office or work place for the reasons Sara experienced. Passion at home is waning, an attractive co-worker is friendly, time spent together can become an emotionally attachment if boundaries are not placed on the relationship, and other relationships are ignored. Cheating in the workplace is not only wrong, but often backfires and ends in work related regret. So how do you protect yourself from cheating at work:

Here are 10 tips to help put on the breaks when you feel tempted.

For more from Linda Mintle, visit her blog Doing Life Together.