The Water Cooler Waltz: Analyzing Office-Only Relationships and Romantic Storylines
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No great office romance starts with love at first sight. It starts with friction. Consider Bridget Jones’s Diary (the book/film set at a publishing house). The relationship with Daniel Cleaver begins with inappropriate banter. Alternatively, it begins with hatred (the “Enemies to Lovers” sub-trope). The subordinate who is too arrogant. The boss who is too strict. The friction generates heat. office sexy sex only video
But do they date? No. Do they see each other on weekends? Rarely. Do they exist in each other’s private lives? Only in the abstract. Jim dates Katy (the purse girl) outside the office. Pam stays with Roy. The office becomes a sanctuary and a prison. It is the only place where Jim can be the guy who loves Pam, and the only place where Pam can allow herself to be loved. The moment the cameras (or the characters) leave the parking lot, the spell breaks. Consider Bridget Jones’s Diary (the book/film set at