i've been one of those %58 percent... and within that... one of the 14%. how do u avoid it!

I am almost constitutionally opposed. True, co-workers are the people you spend all your time with -- but gah. Everything about it screams 'worst idea ever.' Plus, it seems a rather grim view of the world to assume you aren't going to be able to find someone great who doesn't sit within sight of your cubicle!

Well, I'm not surprised at all. We're a culture obsessed with our careers, and by the time we actually get serious about dating, that obsession is set beyond the point of reform. But I think the real reason is that when you see someone working you see a very different side of them from the side you see at a party or on a date, and for many people it's a much more attractive side. People are more comfortable b/c it's the every-day. And in that way, it makes a lot of sense---what is a life together going to be more like? Partying and clubbing or doing dreary work together and making each other laugh through it anyway? What might be a good way of breaking it up is doing "work" in environments that are not the office.

But I guess I'm sort of constitutionally opposed to putting too many pre-set parameters on falling in love in the first place. Within reason, I think it should be allowed the maximum possible freedom without interfering with other people's lives. :-)

Good point on work-outside-of-work. You always hear about, like, political reporters marrying political consultants, etc., and I think that's why.