
All the more reason to keep a tighter leash on others’ perception of you when the relationships are that distant. Just giving you advice as someone who went through the headache of thinking “it’s just casual!” and then all of my interactions going forward had a sexual undertone within that specific group. Just not worth the headache, find a man somewhere outside of your business/work relationships. I honestly think coworker dating is less serious than this sort of arrangement, personally.