A new employee appeared at work, when she called me for a walk, I was surprised, but decided to accept her offer.

Love is all ages submissive, so fatalism He could be waiting on every corner. It does not matter how old a person is, what his status or religion is. In general, relationships are a pretty serious thing. They are viewed differently in different countries. For example, in Muslim countries, according to Sharia law, it is considered a great sin if something like this is taken out of the house. And in the States and Europe, it is considered bad form to start relationships at work. This can be followed by dismissal or serious reprimand.



We have some firms also comply with the verbal agreement between employees so that there are no encroachments. After all, because of this, the working process suffers, the team can split into several camps and begin to “friend” each other. And work ethic, as you know, is a team business that concerns everyone.

There is not often anything interesting happening in my work. You sit in the office, you stare at the tables all day, and then you go home. Because the vast majority of my colleagues are women, there's no one to go out for a foam Friday. Friends are busy too, and my wife stopped having fun with me after our children left to study in another city. Now we're just two people in 50 who support a common life. That's the picture.

So I was a little uncomfortable when Karina knocked on my door one day. New, young girl. She was in her 30s, but she still looked like a student. She invited me to take a walk after work because I had helped her a lot the other day. I spent half a day introducing her to a new project. Honestly, I liked it myself, a little distraction from the routine of my own work. So I said yes. But to go out straight for it? Weird.



At first, our communication was not set, as I suspected that it was either some kind of prank, or Karina is trying to sit up with one of her new employees, and in me she sees an ally. I'm too old for all this workmanship, and I know I'm not getting promoted. Unfortunately, we always had a flash of fraternity in the office. So all the places “fat” went to those who need it. And I've already reached all my peaks.

But then I realized that the girl really wanted to talk. She didn’t take any steps so I could blame her or suspect her. Besides, we actually had a good time. We walked through the city square, talked about movies, books. She even tried to buy me a coffee shop, but I chose to split the bill. I consider myself a European in this respect: two adults should be able to pay for some food. We knew, plus or minus, how much each of us earned.



All in all, the rest of the day was wonderful. I went home to my peer wife and even tried to flirt with her a little. No hints, just to continue the mood. But the response was just typical rigor and home talk. You need to pay for the communal room, in a couple of days you need to call the children, clothes are washed, dinner on the table. All right, we could never talk or see each other again. It's just a case, like a clinic.

So I was very happy that the next day Karina came to me again during lunch. Said she was bored with aunts in accounting, so she'd rather have lunch with someone more interesting. I even joked that she probably confuses me with some big boss because she likes my silly stories. But Karina knew everything, that's for sure. What did she like about me? If you think about it, I still don't know. Our age difference must have been at least 15 to 20 years. Can you imagine?

And the more we communicated, the more we got to know each other, the more annoying I felt when I walked into the entrance of my own house. Because of too much change, it was almost unbearable. My wife must have suspected something, too, because she came up to me one day and asked if I was okay. I really started coming back later, paying less attention to her. But it's just because of the way she behaved with me. You can’t always play with one goal, it’s boring.



I never wanted to hurt her, and, in fact, there was no reason. Is walking with a young colleague illegal? We didn't even talk about anything shameful. But my wife ignored me and just went sour for days. Why? The kids are gone. They're adults now. They need an education.

Karina knew I was married and that my wife was the same age as me. But our conversations were never about any personal issues. I didn't want to burden her with my problems, and she kept silent about hers. But when she did speak, I felt uncomfortable. A young friend of mine complained that men only wanted one thing from her, and there was nothing to talk to. And she suffers from it very much, and with me it is easy for her.



She also called my wife an old goose because she didn't see me as a man. In fact, it would be nice for both of us to do something serious by now. Walking and talking is great, but Karina lives alone and she doesn’t mind taking me out for coffee. I stood there listening and I didn't know if I was dreaming or not. But then my companion turned to my wife again. And the epithets there sounded not the most decent. The most innocent words were "pathetic" and "ancient." And that freaked me out.

We've been together for so many years, raised our children, and now this young, but outspoken, insolent woman calls her that? What the hell did I find in that squirrel? But I didn't want to start a fight and said I had important things to do. The next day, I never left my office for lunch. And for Karina, I suddenly had a sudden shortage of time. I admit, she didn't give up like that. For a couple of days she still came in with a misunderstood look, but I just asked her to leave. And she did leave me alone.



Now I buy more flowers to my wife and spoil her with various goodies. No, it didn't make her look younger. He doesn’t come into my arms as soon as I get home from work. But she became softer, gentler with me, and it really shows. I remembered why I loved her. And believe me, this is very important for a man. When you know that there is a person close to you. Karinas are good, but is it worth giving up family for them? Don't, I'm sure you shouldn't. Otherwise, you never really had a family. Just a simulation and nothing more.