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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]People used to meet their spouses at work. With WFH it will be hard for me to (new-ish grad here).[/quote]

I don't know a single person who has met their spouse at work.[/quote]

really? I met my spouse at work and so did many of my friends in non-medical fields. We worked in different departments so it wasn't that weird when we started dating and it would not have been that bad if we had broken up. That said, I am not sure if that is a reason why everyone should go back to the office. I am back a few days a week and don't mind though. [/quote]Most Studies estimate that at most 20% of all marriages originate at the workplace. So most married adults are not meeting their spouses at work.[/quote]

OP’s concern still stands. My DH was met thru work and not at work. That would still be a result of the in-person thought we weren’t colleagues. 
Plus, you’re not considering all the work friends, trusted colleagues and mentors. I still keep in touch with the attys from my first job years ago. They’ve been integral in helping me start my own practice[b]. I wonder if those ties still remain for this generation if you only know people via Zoom[/b][/quote]
Those of us who have worked for international companies are here to tell you but it’s very possible to form strong relationships with coworkers worldwide without having to sit next to them every single day.

You’re either a friendly congenial person, or you’re not.[/quote]

I’m sorry but no. You are not forming a “strong” relationship with someone that you’ve never seen (or don’t see more than 1x per year). No matter how well you think you know someone, the absence of physical proximity limits your interactions. You know your colleagues as a font type only[/quote]
Lol. Ok. You clearly have shit interpersonal skills if you cannot connect with someone by voice/video.[/quote]

And you clearly don’t have any real friends. This is just sad to me. Have you ever had a real, in person friend? Do you not know the difference?
No wonder there are so many lonely, depressed women out there[/quote]
Let me get this straight. Because I can form close relationships with colleagues around the world that translates into me having no in-person friends? LOL. Your logic is out of this world. 😂[/quote]

Dude, the zoom call you had with a person in Hong Kong that you’ve never met in person doesn’t make you friends. It doesn’t mean you’re close. You just got a job done. It’s crazy that you don’t know the impact of physical presence. You’ve missed most of the details that make a friendship.

My bet is that you’re actually quite lonely, which is why you’re so insistent on the fact that you’re BFFs w people you never met[/quote]

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