This, of course, sounds hypocritical considering the fact that I work with Beau. But who would know better than I would?
Usually, I joke that dating in the office is fine, it's breaking up at the office that's a bitch. But really, the worst part is the gossipy chatter of folks in a large office about a relationship that they simply do. not. understand.
People (many of whom I have never even met) don't come to me or Beau with questions. They come to our friends. And eventually, the news gets back to me.
And they ask mean questions about why we're together that are insulting on so many levels.
They think I'm too bookish, smart, and quiet for him.
Or he's too boisterous and fun for someone as boring as I am.
Or if the relationship was really working, why aren't we living together and/or married by now?
WHAT CAN THEY POSSIBLY HAVE IN COMMON? is a question that comes about fairly often.
I could sit here and type out the many things we have in common or how and why it works.
Instead, I think I'll just write the truth:
It's nobody's damn business.
I'm not dating Beau for anybody's entertainment. And the hurtful questions and suppositions do get back to me. So before folks start postulating and judging my relationship, they should take a close look at their own.
[steps off of soap box, stalks away]
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