As the saying goes, ‘Never f*** the company. I have always stuck to this guiding principle. Even if my colleague was hot, I instinctively put him in the friend drawer. Possible advances at work or even jealousies would have been far too stressful for me. But when you’re single in Frankfurt, you have needs.
Spontaneous date in Frankfurt
It was just past 6 pm. I was lying on the sofa, relaxed in my sweatpants, enjoying my evening off while I clicked through the profiles of the Frankfurt singles community TALEJA. And suddenly I see the photo of my boss!
I was on the verge of ignoring the profile. But to be honest, I have always considered my boss to be an exciting personality. A self-made man whose fortune didn’t just fall into his lap. But a person who has worked hard for his success. So, when I was about to send the profile to the eternal hunting grounds of the dating jungle, I took a closer look at his profile. And I was completely enthralled.
I dare to meet my boss
I plucked up my courage and started chatting with him. Quite informally. “Hello, here too? Where do singles from Frankfurt end up, don’t they?” was my first message, which in retrospect I find somehow strange. But what the hell.
His reply was not long in coming and was just as casual as my message. He was not at all flirty or in any way inappropriate. We simply wrote about God and the world. Work. Frankfurt nightlife. And our favourite food.
When we found out that we both love authentic Greek cuisine, he asked me if I would like to have a spontaneous dinner together. I was really hungry and just said yes.
We quickly got ready and met at one of the best Greek restaurants in town. Since we have a flat hierarchy, the situation never seemed creepy to me. On the contrary. It didn’t feel like the classic date in Frankfurt. It was much more relaxed and nice to get to know each other in this way. And completely without ulterior motives.
A secret romance with the boss
That was our first date in Frankfurt. And it was not to be the last. We met for dinner at least once a week and kept discovering new food spots together. Until one evening it came to the extreme.
At a fancy Italian restaurant, we had both drunk a little too much wine. When he walked me home and our eyes met, I couldn’t resist and gave him a kiss. When I realised what I was doing, I embarrassingly let go of him. He looked at me puzzled for a moment, then suddenly took me in his arms and we kissed again. Passionately. Hot. It was the perfect kiss.
When I woke up next to him in my bed the next morning, I had no regrets. We had spent an incredibly beautiful night together. Smiling, he gave me another kiss on the forehead, then we got ready together and went to work. No one suspected anything about our brief romance. And to this day, our getting to know each other through the dating portal for Frankfurt is a secret that only the two of us share.
