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Gloucester, I'm a manager with a large corporation and I can tell you: Follow protocol! Do not go behind your managers back, even if she is having a difficult time right now. But as far as the "dating in the work place" topic, if the guidelines were in place when you both were hired, you're kind of out of luck. My company clearly says that no dating in the same division and no dating between management and those below. I can see were the other management team would not want you returning to that building if that is their policy. Especially if it caused any commotion with you leaving into a higher paying job as you stated. Your co-workers see this as something completely different. They will see it as getting a promotion for sleeping with the boss. Even though I'm pretty sure that isn't true. You know how office gossip goes!

Gloucester, I wish you the best of luck. Remember though, women have intuition for a reason. You either KNOW you should move in with him. If you aren't telling yourself 100% this is right, then don't do it. I don't know if you have kids or anything but look at the big picture before you do anything you'll regret.

Yeah, your right. Looking at other people's better looking asses isn't anything. It is normal, I look all the time. It's okay to appreciate another persons beauty. I just don't want you to look back and say "damn, people told me too!!!" Hind sight is 20/20 right?

It's hard. I work with this guy and he is so nice and sweet, until we found out what he is really doing. He dates a co-worker and on the side, he's hooking it up with another. We tired to tell her but she wouldn't listen. I feel bad for her too. I guess the point is, it is probably no big deal, BUT sometimes they just have you fooled.

Gloucester, we all know there is nothing "normal" about you. You are just one crazy fun loving girl. When the fat leaves, that doesn't! :confused_smile:

I have one thing to say....... DEPO PRIVERA!!! Haven't had to buy anything for 6 years. AND, I lost weight with it! C-Ya tampons and Pads!

Okay, I'm going to say this and I know some of you will be upset. But, there really isn't anything wrong with Shallow Hal. It has a moral to the story. Hal is given a gift to see inner beauty instead of what's on the outside! After receiving this gift, Hal begins to see the inner beauty of a extemely overweight girl and loves her even with the weight. Unfortunately the extra large panties ARE part of being fat. Are you telling me that none of you wear/wore "large" panties? I know how big mine were. At somepoint during this weight lose process you/me will have to STOP being the victim. We will never get past our food addictions if we constantly allow ourselves to be upset about others pointing out the truth about being overweight. The comedy in the movie is at him loving the girl with his "tunnel" vision. Not caring what others think in the end. Yes, there is a sad part, but true; People can be amused with overweight people. I can tell you this though. I really was never an unhappy "fat" person. I hold a very good job and am not overlooked for promotions and never have been. I have several friends, skinny and heavy. And I've never been treated like a "fat" person becasue I've never hated myself nor my weight. I've always been happy heavier as well as skinnier. Which leads me to one of my favorite quotes: "Attitudes are contagious. Is yours worth catching?" I'll end on that and want to tell all of you. YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL! YOU ARE SMART! YOU ARE WORTH IT! So, I think there is no need to get your panties in a twist (pun intended). :tt1:

Gloucester, I say you need to get the fill. Don't get trapped! You need to get back on track. BUT, it is a scary thought that we think completely differently when we don't have the band working, even if a short while. So this is my question. Will we ever be able to lose the weight and then give up the band to live a "thinner" life? I'm scared. I've never had the will power before to eat right. Will I ever? Do you think you will have a day were you finally say "I can do it on my own!"? I love the band but in the back of my mind I know that it is the band restricting what I eat, not so much me. :thumbup:

I can tell you from experience with working in the corporate world that very few people have email etiquette. When we bring on new "hires" it is more pronounced with the younger employees and their etiquette with email, IM and other various communication tasks are lacking. I think it has a lot to do with texting addictions. They are never communicating with people face to face and rarely even on an actual phone call when they have their cell phone. BUT, look how far electronic communication has come in the last 25 years! That is exciting. Look at all of us here, chatting it up!

Angelica it sounds like you are a threat to your friends. You are a strong person! Look how far you've come already. You have a couple of choices here: -Stay with this rat pack and accept the insults. -Help them see that they can lose weight and be healthy also or -Leave this group of "friends" and surround yourself with others that will support you. Don't let them hold you back and don't stop moving forward!