I'm not sure why you're being downvoted. That it's more sensible to keep things professional to begin with sounds totally logical to me. It certainly minimizes

I'm not sure why you're being downvoted. That it's more sensible to keep things professional to begin with sounds totally logical to me. It certainly minimizes the potential drama that comes with being in a romantic relationship with a colleague. I've witnessed many beautiful things happening between people that met each other at a workplace. I've also witnessed a lot of shit shows as a result of that same thing. Not playing the game excludes both of the situations, and while you can't win and have a beautiful thing in the end, you also can't lose. I personally chose not to play that game.