The relationship between a man and a woman is not as pure and clear as you think.
Indeed, when you first met, you may not really have any thoughts about each other, and you really just treat each other as ordinary friends. However, who can guarantee that in the process of getting along later, there will be nothing on the other party that can attract you?
Between men and women, it is a process of mutual attraction, and the vast majority of couples or couples only regard each other as ordinary friends or even strangers at first.
If you don't have the opportunity to play together alone in the future, and you don't have much intersection in life, then there will definitely be no sweet or moving stories later.
This is especially true between colleagues of the opposite sex, if you always only have a connection at the work level and no interaction in life, it is absolutely impossible to get to the point where the relationship will go sour.
In fact, colleagues of the opposite sex, once they "share" this thing, will soon "cross the line".
1.Share the water in the same thermosImagine this scenario: in a busy office, you suddenly find that your thermos cup is empty, while the thermos cup of a colleague next to you is still full of water. Without hesitation, you pick up your colleague's thermos and take a sip before moving on to your work. This seemingly insignificant act already hints at an extraordinary relationship between you.
You know, the thermos mug is a part of everyone's personal belongings, and it comes into direct contact with our lips and mouth. Willingness to share water in the same thermos with others is a sign that a considerable level of trust and intimacy has been established between you.
This sense of trust and intimacy goes beyond the average colleague relationship, and it hints that there may be a deeper emotional connection between you.
Of course, this does not mean that once the water in the thermos cup is shared, it necessarily means that the relationship will "cross the line". But if you find yourself doing this regularly with a colleague of the opposite sex, and your relationship is getting closer, then you need to be wary.
Maybe in the near future, your relationship will grow beyond the workplace.
2.Share the same non-working WeChat avatarIn modern society, WeChat has become an indispensable communication tool in people's daily life. As a part of a person's image, WeChat avatars often carry personal preferences and emotional states. If you find yourself sharing the same non-work WeChat profile picture with a colleague of the opposite sex, then this is likely a red flag.
Sharing the same non-working WeChat profile picture means that you have common interests or emotional tendencies. This kind of resonance will make you more speculative when chatting on WeChat, and then deepen the understanding and emotional connection between each other.
However, this deepening of emotional connection often comes at the expense of professionalism in the workplace. When you're chatting on WeChat, it's easy to ignore the work itself, leading to a drop in productivity or mistakes.
In addition, sharing the same non-work WeChat avatar may also attract the attention and speculation of other colleagues.
After all, in the workplace, everyone maintains a certain sensitivity and curiosity about each other's relationships.
If your behaviour is interpreted by other colleagues as a sign that the relationship is "out of bounds", it is likely to have a negative impact on your workplace reputation.
3.Share the same commute time and spaceFor many professionals, the time and space for commuting to work belong to their own private domain. In this field, we can temporarily let go of the stress and worries of work and enjoy a moment of peace and freedom.
However, if you find yourself and a colleague of the opposite sex often sharing the same time and space for commuting to and from work, then you need to be wary.
Sharing the same time and space for commuting means more contact and networking opportunities between you. This contact and communication may make your relationship more intimate and delicate.
Maybe in the beginning, you just met by chance and chatted together and shared trivial things about life. But over time, you may find that you have more and more things in common and topics with each other, which in turn leads to a deeper emotional connection.
However, this deepening of emotional connection often comes at the expense of workplace boundaries. When you continue to maintain close contact and communication after work, it is easy to blur the boundaries between work and life.
Once this boundary is broken, then the relationship "crosses the line" becomes an inevitable result.