For last few months, I've been working with a colleague on the same project and I find him/her attractive. I'd like to ask him/her out.

So, should I take the plunge or stay out of water? This is one of the toughest questions with an equivocal answer - Maybe or maybe not!

If you are a single professional working in some office, it's obvious that you spend more time at the office than at home. You are like other single men and women who don't have the time to meet new people. You might be one of them who are tempted to find potential partners within their environment – the office.

A recent research shows that almost half of the people have been romantically attached to someone at work and these office relationships often can be successful; some of them result in long-term relationship and even marriage. Of course, love can emerge at the office just like anywhere else and can't be regulated. But there are some pros and cons you should consider before acting on workplace crush.

There are a number of reasons why people choose to engage themselves in a workplace romance. Some of the rationales make a lot of sense, whilst others don't. When you spend more than 40 hours on the job each week, your colleagues start to become a dating pool. On the other side, if you're looking for a romantic relationship with an employee, boss, peer, supplier or client, you should be aware of its unintended consequences.

If you've decided to start dating someone at work, you should investigate your company's restrictions and policies on workplace romance. As some companies prohibit workplace dating, you may be fired or forced to change departments or responsibilities. Even if dating is allowed, workplace romance can lead to complaints of favoritism, co-worker gossip, damaged peer relationships, low morale, and worse.

So, do you think you should act on it and can carry it off? Certainly, you can, if you don't come back together after lunch, with transcendent grins on your lipstick-smeared faces. Remember; don't send sexy or romantic e-mail to each other through company e-mail. It can be checked and you can be fired because some offices have policies against workplace romance.

But, if you are sensible, discreet, and take time to make sure that your relationship won't interfere with your work and the workplace, an office romance may be apt for you.