A long time ago in a Panavision building since demolished to make room for fancy modern art style condos, I learned the reason corporations value office relationship disclosures. There was no steamy supply closet rendezvous or googly eyes across the shipping dock for me but the understanding that becoming too comfortable with someone in the workplace can take a destructive turn in sync with the relationship's end. Unfortunately a full time job in entertainment breaches 60 hours per week as a standard, leaving time for little to no extra curricular flirtations. Meeting someone you're interested in away from the workplace is like trying to be chivalrous by holding a revolving door open.
Neigh-sayers be dammed, if a farmer finds his wife working with her hands in the fields beside him or an attorney meets her husband scouring police reports in a lonely hall of records, they know immediately the caliber of their partner in terms they understand. Dan told me nervously about his set crush as if putting it in words was drafting a letter of resignation. But the magic of cold beer at the end of a long day makes secrets impossible and I couldn't help but encourage him to pursue his boss. As a PA on set it's easier to convince the sun to rise for one more take than to find someone who you don't take orders from. He never blamed me when she stopped calling him for work because he understood the risks, and when did love become something safe? To chance your heart with someone else is noble and very often folly, but to take the same gamble with a person who doesn't understand the travel, long hours and constantly changing political games is often worse.
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