The Workplace Emotional Affair. Cheating doesn’t always leave the office. Sometimes it starts there. Eight hours of shared stress. Shared jokes. Shared wins. Shared frustration about life and sometimes about you. Meanwhile, you get leftovers. Two tired hours. Short replies. Emotional exhaustion. This is how workplace emotional affairs grow - quietly. Proximity creates familiarity. Familiarity creates comfort. Comfort creates attachment. They see each other at their best: focused, productive, wel