Signs You Are In Love With Your Colleague

By Padmapreetham Mahalingam

Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 14:45 [IST]

Love just blooms without your knowledge. It is never a planned affair. Nobody decides how and when to fall in love and with whom to fall in love. In the present day scenario, the office is increasingly becoming the place for likeminded people to mingle and fall in love. Most professionals spend a lot of time at the workplace than their homes and office romance becomes the inevitable thing. These days the workplace has become a second home for most people and it's no surprise that while working together there is more chance to develop great lifelong friendships.

On the plus side, it is probable thing to end up falling in love with your colleague. It just happens. The signs that show you are in love with your co-worker are when your heart beats faster when he/she comes your way. For instance you may think of reasons to walk up to your colleague's desk most part of the day. You may be dreaming of your co-worker and planning to express your feelings before him or her. You are really not sure whether your co-worker likes you or he/she is being good to you but still you care about him/her. You truly care about his or her feelings.

Coming back to the point, in these scenarios the personal attraction and interest is often quiet instantaneous that you immediately try to ask him or her out or go on a date. It is quite a natural feeling to get attracted to your colleague when you are working closely together. Here are the telling gestures that you are in love with your colleague.

Thinking about him/her all the time

This is one of the obvious of all telling signs that you are in love with your colleague. People in love will always be thinking about him/her. This person may fill up your mind all the time, which includes your dreams and fantasies that it becomes difficult for you to get your colleague out of your mind.

Get in touch

The biggest sign that you are in love with your colleague is when you want to get in touch with them after office hours and also on weekends. You may try indulging in your office romance by connecting with your colleague through the help of text messages, telephone and chat on social networking sites in order to stay in touch.

Remembering small things

When it comes to office romance, the other sign that tells you that are in love with your colleague is when you have a strong inkling to remember little things about him/her. It may just be remembering their favourite cuisine or ice-cream, favourite colour, favourite song or even your colleague's birthday.

Buying presents

Another sign that you are in love with your colleague is when you remember his or her birthday. You make ways to celebrate your colleague's birthday by buying cards, cake or a present.

You put them ahead of your work obligation

You may make every effort to be nice to your colleague by offering help to complete office work. You may even try to bend over backwards by doing much more than what is required for helping your colleague. And you will always look for possibilities to ask for opinions regarding personal or office matters.

Feeling jealous

A common sign that shows you are in love with your colleague is when you have a soft corner for your colleague in the office and like only him/her and nobody else. And whenever he/she starts flirting with someone, you tend to feel jealous.

Digging information

You will become extremely curious about his/her life and you would make every effort to grub up information from other co-workers just to find out more about your colleague.

Giving a warm smile

Even under stress or when facing a tough situation at work, you would still give a warm smile to the one you love. You may seem to be smiling more often than usual. And you will always find ways to compliment your colleague on his/her appearance, talent and also their character.

These are some of the hints which tell that you are in love with your co-worker.