Co worker is the most risky. I use to be on with it but with the wrong girl that could be career destroying.
Friend you risk losing a good friend.
Stranger you know nothing about them.
I guess to me either of the last two.
I wouldn’t date a friend, but I would date a coworker you got to know your coworker what they do and don’t like
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Of those, I'd rather date a stranger, though I'd prefer calling her someone I don't know... yet.
A friend is probably going to remain a friend, nothing more. And there are some serious risks in dating a co-worker.
Friend 😅 I wouldn’t mess with someone from my workplace, I don’t have personal experience with this but I see my colleagues and none of them are able to maintain a long lasting relationship here at work
Friend is the best option I think, since you know each other from long time and you know what you’re getting into and you accept it and agree with it and you both already understand and cope with each other’s antics and habits and all. So this is somewhat a base for a long lasting and strong relationship, since your partner is not only your lover but your best friend too
Out of those options, probably not a total stranger, maybe a friend of a friend, but not close friends.
I have had crushes on “friends” in the past, (”friends” meaning people I was not close with, but I was friendly with them, and we spent some time in the same groups), so I can be open to the idea of dating that kind of friend.
With strangers, at least if there’s a break up, I probably wouldn’t lose a bunch of friends on the breakup, and if we were strangers before, I’m sure the ex would not start showing up in my life after that. So the chance of running into each other would be small.
With friends, you always run the risk of losing mutual friends, or seeing her constantly if she lives in the area.
Of those options certainly a " stranger " although I don't think this is correct use of words , no one wishes to live in a pathetic bubble , if you are saying friends , its just same same , nothing different , when you run a company the company has to grow to succeed , if its stagnant , its going to be all over at some point.. Life is the same , explore new don't limit your horizons with just the same circle..
That's not taking a risk , that's not expanding , certainly " someone I do not know at this point " , but , guess what , I know them now , people can be so insular , there is an entire world out there to explore , don't limit yourself.
I’m the type of person that takes some time to get close to someone + would only date someone that I’m close and comfortable with. That person may start out as a stranger, but we’ll eventually become friends.
I also always liked the friends to lover trope in stories or movies.
Stranger.
Dating a direct friend usually makes your social group smaller, rather than expanding it. Some mutual friends don't like it, also the friendship may not be as deep as you once thought.
Dating coworkers is usually a bad idea unless they're on a situational project and you may not have to work directly with them 24/7. It's nice to have your own stories at work and come home and spill the tea.
I couldn't make up my mind so I said others. Stranger sounds daunting, a coworker sounds like trouble, and a female friend, uhh I'd rather just keep my small group of male friends happier by not throwing a woman into our friendship circle. So I just said Others. However, regardless, ain't no women flirting or having a sniff around me, so I'm sitting pretty 😍🥶 merrily 🎄🎁
Friend - because I'd be more comfortable with them.
No Co Workers - it messes up your professional life. Never to mix up professional life with personal life. It leads to unwanted drama.
No Strangers - I wouldn't trust a stranger. And if it's someone online then I'd probably not disclose any details about me. Not even my real name
Ideally a stranger recommended by a friend/family member. If not, then a stranger. If not then a co-worker/classmate, if not then a friend.. But in most cases I'd rather stay single than date a friend.
A stranger who becomes my friend then partner. Dating a coworker is so messy, I really don't think I'd do that again
s Realistically speaking I couldn't date any of my friends. Not to mention that it would be weird Lol
So, I would rather date a stranger, specifically a foreigner stranger. Why? It would be more interesting, relaxing and exciting.
Coworker/classmate.
I have to be familiar with them in some way so no strangers. & I don’t date friends. Once you’re a friend in my head, that’s it. Otherwise it feels weird.
I don't date strangers.
Friends and friends with benefits are best for me.
What do you like?
A friend because you know a friend and they are a friend because they share similarities with you. In the dating phase with a guy I befriend them first and then it grows into something more if we’re compatible.
A friend because my current boyfriend was actually one of my best friends before he told me he liked me asked me to be his girlfriend
Dated a co worker and I regret it so much. Strangers have no attachments if it doesn't work out there's no awkwardness
Honestly, any of the above. Coworker is the most difficult to pull off of the three, followed by friend and stranger. In that order.
Ideally you get to know someone’s true character platonically then move on to romantic.
But that’s not how it works most of the time.
Stranger. Friends are friends and I do not cross that boundary. My co-workers are all my subordinates because I own the company, so that would open me up to all sorts of litigation when things fall off the rails.
I would say a friend. as you've had more time to get to know them as a person. It could possibly blossom into something more. where, as with a stranger, you don't know what their true intentions are.
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