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3 best ways to handle office romance

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Love, they say, can find one anywhere. So, it is not out of place for employees to get involved in romantic relationships with their colleagues in an office environment.

Office romance can lead to a situationship and in some cases, lead to long-term relationships and even marriage, but they can also result in uncomfortable situations for the people involved as well as their co-workers

Should you find yourself in this shoe, here are great tips on how to handle an office relationship without dropping the balls on your professionalism.

  1. It must not affect the quality of your work

One of the golden rules of enjoying office romance is to ensure that it doesn’t affect your functionality at work. It will be a major red flag if your office romance affects the performance of your activities at work, especially when you are dating your boss.

However, it’s best not to date your managers or subordinates, this is because conflicts of interest are most glaring. It’s hard to be objective when giving someone you’re dating a performance review, and you don’t want people to think that you’re being unduly favoured.

It can erode your own confidence and hurt the team’s morale. Both experts acknowledge that boss-employee romances do happen and sometimes those relationships work out.

  1. Check the company’s office relationship policies
    Before you begin a relationship with your colleague, make sure you look at the company policies about dating co-workers. Many companies, large and small, have hard and fast rules against relationships developing between co-workers.

If it is against the rules, you have to ask yourself if it’s worth it. But if you choose to go ahead, you must make sure you keep it private and avoid public affection in the office or anything that will make them fish you out.

  1. Keep it private
    Keeping a relationship private in an office is quite good and will make it last longer, according to experts, because it keeps prying eyes and opinions of the outside world.

Meanwhile, if the relationship does get serious, one member should strongly consider a new position outside the company. That way, you can separate your career paths from the relationship.

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Actress Stephanie Okereke-Linus, husband celebrate 13th wedding anniversary

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Nollywood actress Stephanie Okereke-Linus and her husband, Linus Idahosa, on Sunday, celebrated their 13th wedding anniversary.

The actress took to her Instagram page, @stephanielinus, to celebrate the milestone with a display of a picture of herself and her husband.

She wrote, “Cheers to 🥂Thirteen years of amazingness and building beautiful memories and dreams together.

“Each year, always better than the last.

“Happy 13th Anniversary, to us🌹” #Thirteen Years Strong #Happy Anniversary.”

Some fans also took to the comment section to congratulate the couple.

@Joycekalu said, “Happy anniversary sis.”

@Yomicasual, with an emoji wrote, “🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉.”

@Kelechiamadiobi said, “Big congratulations.”

Also, @DewumiHappy wrote “Happy anniversary 😍😍.”

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the couple got married in April, 21,2012, in Paris, France, at a private wedding ceremony.

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Ashanti confirms pregnancy as she announces engagement to Nelly

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April 18, 2024 1:52 pm

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Ashanti, an American singer and songwriter, has turned to Instagram to announce her engagement to rapper Nelly.

She also announced that they are expecting a kid together.

This comes after they reignited their relationship last year.

The pair announced their engagement and pregnancy to Essence.

“This new year of my life is such a blessing full of love, hope, and anticipation,” Ashanti told the outlet. “Motherhood is something that I have looked forward to, and sharing this with my family, fiancé, and loyal fans, who have been so supportive of my career, is an amazing experience.”

The “Foolish” singer also posted a video on social media advertising her and Nelly’s brand, Proov, which offers an at-home pregnancy test. In the footage, Ashanti appears to be getting ready to walk onstage when someone asks how much time she will need.

See the video below.

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‘I didn’t do it’ — Korra Obidi kicks as ex-husband accuses her of cheating during pregnancy

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April 18, 2024 8:39 am

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Korra Obidi, the Nigerian dancer, has denied a claim by Justin Dean, her ex-husband, that she cheated on him while pregnant with their second child.

In a video, Dean said Korra traveled to Nigeria for a friend’s wedding when she was five months pregnant.

He alleged that Korra slept with her friend’s fiance. He also shared what he claimed to be chats between his ex-wife and the man.

“Korra, my ex-wife went to Nigeria for her friend’s wedding and slept with this woman’s fiance, while she was 5 months pregnant with our daughter,” he said.

“I was so upset when I found out that she has been sleeping around. It was very risky. She could have contracted SDTs while she was pregnant. That is a big deal.”

Reacting to Dean’s claim of infidelity in an Instagram post on Wednesday, Korra she “did not do it”.

“Long story short, I didn’t do it. If you believe, your papa papaaa,” she wrote.

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