Are men really that desperate that they'd want to date people at work?

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Do they not know any women outside of work?
Do they not have any friends/relatives?

What is going on with these weird threads? Are they columnists trying to get ideas? Just bored?

I'm getting the impression this is more of a "one of my coworkers hit on me at work, and now things are awkward. Why has he ruined the environment???"

Eh? Loads of people meet at work. Half the couples I know met through work. You spend a third of your life there, it's not weird that people would end up becoming friends, bonding, falling in love. How is it any different to meeting someone outside work?

If only men do this I’m confused.

Why is it desperate?
Are you talking about someone in particular- do you need to give us more context?
Or is this a general observation?
I don’t get it. Is it more desperate than someone wanting to date someone they meet out in a bar? Is it more separate than someone wanting to date someone they met online? Is it more desperate than someone wanting to date someone they met through a friend?
I really am just not seeing why dating someone you met at work is desperate.

What is it with all the cryptic post and runs lately?

So weird.

The biggest part of normal peoples lives are spent in work , school and at home. Not many people hang out in pubs every night

Plus why do I need an abusive football watching beer drinking guy

Well my DF met my DM at work (he was her boss) they were engaged after 6 weeks and then married after 6 months, but my DM had to pretend they weren't together and then left to teach instead. My DD met her fiance at work, she was his manager, but again they no longer work together. My DS met his wife at Uni (so sort of like Work) seems fairly normal place to meet and date people

Another here who met my husband of 8 years at work. He was most definitely not ‘desperate’!! What a bizarre take!

Yep, or one of my coworkers hit on the receptionist when I've been lusting after him for months.

What a nasty post!

I met my husband at work. I think at work I was just myself. Trying to meet men in bars, pubs etc just wasn't for me.

Are 'men' that desperate? Why just men? Surely the women are just as desperate or is it another post to bash men for doing absolutely fuck all wrong?

What's wrong with dating people you meet at work. For a lot of adults it's one of the few places you meet new people!

I agree, maybe they can meet at DisneyWorld or whatever that thread was about

I met my husband through work. My most longstanding friends were also met through work. Not sure that makes any of us "desperate". What an odd way to think.

Also it's much less odd to meet a partner through work than it is via internet dating!!!

A lot of men aren't picky. They'd get with anyone that they think they can stick their willys in, no matter where or how they met them.

Isn't it just a normal place to meet though? You meet people where you go regularly really ... work, hobby, gym, pub or through friends? It's either that or an app really

Eh?
I met my husband at work 🤷🏼‍♀️

Yeah that's what I wondered too. Badly written OP if so, what with recommending men look to their relatives for dating instead!

So are the women desperate too!!

Totally normal meeting people at work
Know loads of couples who met at work.

Op didn't come back then!? Interesting

Well, I completely agree! It is a baffling concept that two people who spend a large amount of time together could form some sort of connection. So odd…