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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The posters here are crazy. The only thing that even brings to approach a line is the hand holding, which is no big deal.[/quote]

texting at night and weekends because spouse will get suspicious needs to stop. [/quote]

Texting at night and weekends is suspicious? That's a weird take.[/quote]

No it's not a weird take.  Work people almost always confine their texting to work hours.  And work people who aren't friends usually communicate using office software not phone number text messaging  (think Teams chat, Slack, etc. vs. text messaging to cell phone number).[/quote]

I think it depends on work culture and policies of each company. I have seen both practices. [/quote]

Clearly the people saying it’s not an issue have never engaged in an affair. It’s an issue if this isn’t a regular thing for you and most people aren’t texting Bob a friend from work daily until late in the evening.[/quote]

I have definitely had work friends (with whom I had totally platonic friendships) with whom I texted regularly in the evening and on the weekends. Especially in a job where you are likely to be working during these hours, or getting work-related emails from colleagues, it is normal to text a work friend to relate some story or complain or ask a question. I had a job where we all attended conferences frequently, and it would be especially common to get texts from work friends who were at another conference, or to text someone while you were at one. You get bored or something funny or interesting happens, and you know they will "get it."

That said, I think OP is playing with fire. If I'd developed feelings for any of the work friends I'm thinking of, and especially if I thought those feelings were mutual and we'd had some brushes with physical intimacy, I'd be looking for ways to put that genie back in the bottle by putting up more clear boundaries.[/quote]

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