The simple answer is yes, it is possible. Is it advisable? That may be questionable, depending on who the coworker is, or even if that other person may be a superior to you or vice versa.

We've all done it or at least thought about doing it...dating that girl or guy in the cubicle down the next aisle or the office on the second floor, or maybe even someone on your team. For some it turns out great and for others, maybe not so much. I've seen it go both ways personally...here's my story...

I was dating this guy, oh, I guess it was about 5 and a half years ago and thought we had gotten to be serious with each other. He had moved in to my apartment and we had talked about the future. His daughter adored me and I thought she was just an adorable little girl. Everything was going great. He was a coworker. Well, as it turned out, there were other stresses going on in his life that he didn't tell me about and eventually, they just so completely overwhelmed him that he just up and left. He didn't tell me he was leaving or anything. Instead I found out from his friend that day when I went into work. Apparently, among other things, he felt trapped in his life and in our relationship. It was as if he never got away from "us" meaning that he saw me at work and then he saw me at home. Every once in a while, we'd even drive in to work together. In his eyes, the only way out was to leave without a word and to have his friend give me the details after he was already gone. Ouch.

On the other hand, my husband, whom I adore, was also a coworker at one point. Well, remember that "friend" that told me about the guy that left? Well, several months after that guy had left, he asked me out on a date. We had the most wonderful time and worked, literally across from one another for about a year straight. Our schedules were also almost identical give or take 30 minutes. Later when we moved in together, we drove in together and we never got tired of each other. He has even told me recently how he wishes we could work in the same manner now like we used to. He has told me that he misses having me at work with him. Then again, we fit together like that.

Dating coworkers or supervisors is not always the brightest idea, but there is the chance that you might miss out on a wonderful future. Honestly, the costs need to be considered. If you date a superior, see if you can report to someone else or move to a different team...at least once you know that it's going somewhere. If you choose to date a coworker, same thing...make it so that you can co-exist. Just be sure to consider if its worth it if things go south and it ends up not working out...you will still have to co-exist after the breakup.