Judith Babirye, the Buikwe Woman MP over the course of last week saw her husband who also happens to be a fellow legislator being  introduced by her first wife he had previously abandoned over a year ago.

Judith Babirye’s relationship is a typical work place romance that is highly discouraged by Human Resource professionals.

In this article, we shall let take you through everything you need to know about Work Place Romance

Work Place Romance Defined

A workplace romance is considered a relationship that occurs “between two members of an organization where sexual attraction is present, affection is communicated, and both members recognize the relationship to be something more than just professional and platonic”

Why Do People Fall In The Trap Of  Work Place Romance?

1. Time

As individuals spend a lot of time together at work, it is only natural that relationships develop. Here, the time spent together was cited as the reason the romance developed.

2. Ease of opportunity:

Workplace allows and even promotes close proximity of co-workers. This is because it is convenient. Honestly when you meet people and if you’re working in the same environment, you have common interests in terms of what you believe in. This eases opportunity to fall in the trap.

3. Similarity

People also engage in workplace romances because of the similarities they uncover by being with co-workers in a comfortable environment. If people have similarities or an attraction of some sort and they are always together, it’s very understandable that those things can eventually evolve into something romantic.

4. The Hook-Up

As the name indicates, some work place romances are driven by the desire to have a physical relationship that may lead to sex which is the major point of interest.

In conclusion, all romantic relationships are complicated, but work place romances presents unique challenges in that you spend more time with your co-worker/romantic partner and need to, simultaneously, manage the perceptions of other co-workers and Human resource managers.

Those who enter into workplace romances should be aware of the workplace implications and challenges that such relationships present.

If you are not steady, you may end up in the same boat as Judith Babirye.