[ClearCase_guy]

Office romances between executives and their subordinates have been off limits in the corporate world for decades, because it destroys morale in the workplace. As well as giving an unfair, insider advantage to the participants.

Once upon a time, men and women met in school, dated, got married and then she became a simple housewife by age 22.

Then women entered the workforce a little more. They delayed marriage, some women rejecting the boys from school, hoping for someone more successful later. These working women dated people at work. Sometimes the boss. They got married. But they didn't become simple housewives. They stayed in the workforce and were perceived as getting special treatment because their husband was a big shot where they worked.

We keep trying to re-invent male-female relationships, but I don't think we're making anything better.

[Brookhaven]

“Once upon a time, men and women met in school, dated, got married and then she became a simple housewife by age 22.”

Back in the day when the average age for women to marry was 22, the average age for men was 27.

Women have always been attracted to older, more established men.