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I've had a "work wife" or two at every job I've had. Most of them were married, and I never hooked up with them. One of them told me she loved me, and divorced her husband because she wanted someone like me, even though we never so much as kissed. Two of them (single) became girlfriends, so not really "work wives." I had two bosses' wives hit on me, which I avoided. I haven't kept in touch with any of them.
There are a lot of women in the art and design field.
Semantics aside, I wonder how she would describe the same relationship and what prompted him to post this in the first place.
Externally?
He's just a friend
Internally?
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Especially after this awkward message...
Friends are good for you
I'm bald so I don't remember ... is that what hair is supposed to look like?
No, that's what denial looks like
most of my colleagues are women, I get along with them great. We occasionally socialize a couple of times a year outside work. I would be mortified for anyone to think they were anything more than purely colleagues.
like I wouldn't really be happy to think of them as friends - not that they're not lovely people, just that I have my friends who are friends, and these are nice people I work with.
Assuming he’s not cheating with her (emotionally or physically), this is called having a friend.
"Cheating emotionally"? What is that?
like if buddy here was behaving romantically towards his 'work wife' without the consent of his actual wife.
What does "behaving romantically" mean, though? Can they go see a movie together? People become emotionally intimate with their friends, and it seems pretty fucked up to claim that's cheating.
It probably depends on the person/couple. But if he were being emotionally intimate with the work colleague in a way he wasn't with his actual spouse that could be problematic.
Guys don't have women friends bruh /s
The term "work wife" is so gross.
She was a colleague, and now she's a friend. It's fine to have colleague's and friends but when you start referring to them as some kind of pseudo romantic but professional counterpart it's just weird.
You could not pay me enough money to admit something like this publicly, yet bro just did it for free. Lmao.
This guy is desperate to:
fuck her
pretend he doesn't
If she is meeting him out of work, going to dinner, "cackling" whatever that means.
There's something in it for her too. Ain't nobody that naive
Corporate shit that just needs to die
Otherwise known as "friends without benefits".
I'm just... I mean... wut?
When you get older your coworkers are work son and work daughter. I’m their work uncle.
Wait until you discover the "regular wife" that keeps being your wife even outside work.
And ... does he have a home wife? A weekend wife? A holiday wife? A doctor's waiting room wife? A golf course wife?
Book the dinner. Spill the tea. Crack the plates.
That's what Bilbo Baggins hates!
I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
Take a work wife (which is already a psychotic term), remove the "work" part, and act like you invented this new type of relationship...
What are you even talking about!?
Tech morons are always acting like they've just discovered fundamental features of the human experience for the very first time.
Oh it is not just tech. Sailing and ships have ship wives which usually just means taking advantage of a newer person that is scared of saying no to a higher rank.
Everyone likes to think they are new and original and good morally while being awful.
work wife
Absolutely detested the only place I've worked at that I ever heard this term being used
I mean you can just call her a "very good friend"? Or "one of my best friends". I am sure this will have a positive impact on your real wive's psychology if you are married.
My work wife was a tiny Sicilian guy named Bruno. He doesn't work for us any more, but I still miss our walks into town to get lunch.
The expression “Bestie” is pretty weird in Germany, as it is pronounced besty-uh and literally translates to “wild animal” or “monster”. “Larissa was a real “Bestie” in bed last night; I’m completely bruised and scratched all over. Glad I have my work wife!”
work wife=side piece, assuming he has a real wife.
I'm sure his SO doesn't see her as an emotional affair threat.
"You have a female friend? Okay, you can hang out with her. And you can have fun. But you better not be opening up and sharing any vulnerabilities with each other! And don't you dare share any warm, heartfelt moments! I'll know!"
