Consensual Relationship Behavior
Eddie Lemon
Professor Mensah-Dartey
Bus 520 Leadership and Business Behavior
January 22, 2012

Office romance has definitely been an issue in the workplace for years. It is a very dangerous and very sticky situation to get in. Of course we all know that things in the beginnings of a relationship are always exciting and fun. But as a married man for over forty years I know that the romance will tend to dissipate every so often. There are no relationships in my opinion that will not go through ups and downs. It is almost like a rite of passage, it’s something that we must all go through in order to grow. We do not grow without change. We don’t change without growth. Therefore anyone willing to be in a relationship with a co-worker should realize the risk. Although, I understand that the risk is the pleasurable part of an office affair or any affair for that matter. When it good it is good, but when it bad it can turn someone’s life into shambles. It does not always end ghastly, because some people are together and later marriedbecause they met at work. A recent survey found that 43% of U.S. workers admit to having dated a co-worker, and many of those relationships lead to marriage (Selvin,
2007, p.1).” Usually one of the spouses quit because some companies do not allow employee relationship of that statue to continue. One could just imagine how dramatic that could be as a third party witnessing a husband and wife argue at work. That could pose a dangerous threat for the couple and innocent bystanders. The consensual relationship agreements (CRA) would definitely curve the appetites for many who plan to enter into an intimate relationship with a co- worker to remember and respect the contract. The downside would be the fact that what you are doing is documented and most will not