So, Fortune, of all publications, has posted an article about Gen Z trending with office romances. According to them, about 35 percent of Gen Z are open to starting a relationship with a coworker while still working there. shivers. They say that their reasons behind this are that dating apps have given them negative experiences and that they’re fearing dating culture.
I’ve heard some chilling rumors about dating culture being a hive of noncommittal relationships. That doesn’t sound very romantic, now does it :P.
I suppose it becomes a modern tragedy: Is romance dead? (Instead of, “is chivalry dead?”) And, I think that’s pretty awesome! It means that we, as people, are naturally inclined to want romance over physical nights without any real emotions attached.
I suppose, it becomes rather concerning if this generation is using their workplace as a venue to find love. Especially since only 5 percent of employees think office romances are bad. After all, mixing your love and professional lives can only invite storms into both. In fact, the telltale sign that office romances are risque and built upon danger is that 40 percent of office romances start out by one coworker cheating on their SO – that’s nearly a two-fold increase from normal relationships where only 20 percent start out with cheating.
But, of course, in the world of romance books, you can always have a beautiful workplace relationship that turns into a passionate, healthy love everlasting. Some common themes of office romance books include:
- Being forced to bond with each other since the two people involved are forced to share a space together for the majority of the day… week… month… year.
- The pressure-cooking work situations cause the melting away of the couple’s professional personalities, revealing their soft, real selves that they fall in love with.
- How the partner with the inferior position somehow has a superior character trait that overpowers the other partner, who is usually their boss or authority. So, there’s a beautiful chili blend of one partner superficially holding professional power over the other, but the other partner holds emotional power over them.
- Wanting more from work: you’re there the majority of your life, why not fall in love there as well?
Many, many possibilities exist for office romance books, like you’re suddenly open to the entire gamut of professions: nurse/doctor, construction worker / white collar, fisherman / lady captain, and etc..
Suddenly, office romance books start attracting people who just want to read about a different lifestyle rather than a romance book about workmates falling in love. I mean, I don’t know anything about the lives of professional poker players and would love to read an “office romance” book about one who falls in love with their regular casino dealer or something.
So, yeah, I don’t know if I’ll be writing an office romance installation into the Kana Series, but it’s trending with Gen Z in the real world… so, it’s a possibility.
What do y’all think of office romance books?
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