Working relationships

At first, work colleagues don't seem to pose the slighest threat to your relationship and you think of his female colleagues as asexual suited beings who'd never dream of trying to come between you and your loved one. Until she starts calling the house, that is...

When you look at it, they work for the same company, on the same section, they have similar ambitions and they might have similar visions, so they're likely to have a lot in common. And unlike you, she doesn't start yawning and covertly watching TV when he starts talking about the new deal he's working on. She's interested and has ideas of her own, she knows what he's on about, she knows to flatter and reassure him when he needs it, and he does the same for her. They start spending more and more time together, and suddenly she starts to seem more of a threat than before...

She sounds really hacked off when you call the office, or worse, "There's some woman on the phone for you!" The final straw comes when he announces he's off on a business trip to Bermuda and you're not invited. You'd distract him, apparently...