(You've had an ongoing affair with your boss for several months now. One
of your co-workers discovers it and threatens to tell your spouse unless
you bribe him.)

(Do you bribe?)

20 responses total.

 no. It is not appropriate to date your boss. 

 I have a policy that I will never use my friends professionally. In other 
words- If I know that a friend of mine can get me a great deal on a car-
I would not patronize my friend's dealership just to get that dea 

It's irrellevant.  If I were married, I wouldn't be having an affair.

re #1,2: (I'm glad that both of you are faithful enough to not have to find
        yourselves in the described position, but I'll kindly remind you 
        that these are HYPOTHETICAL situations, and it doesn't do any good
        to  respond to the situation without putting yourself in it.)

no.  if i'm screwing my boss and cheating on my wife, something is wrong
and it should come out.  besides, i hate blackmailers.

Ok.  Hypothetically, if it were happening I would tell my wife and end one
of the relationships.

what dand said.

 I believe that marraige is a very sacred vow. You promise the woman that
you walk down the aisle that you will love, honor,obey, and cherish her,
to put her above all others. Those words are not just an empty promise.

 In that vein, It is also a promise to share all details of your life,
and workand if you are foolish enough to jeopardize that promise,
you don't deserve that woman you promised your life to. 

/s/dand/dang

what omni said.  :)

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Like Valerie, I can't imagine being in the circumstance.  But if I had
been discovered by a co-worker, I hope I would take it as a wake-up
call and use the opportunity to talk to my husband myself right away.

As someone who is in my first monogamous relationship at the age of 35,
I can honestly say that if I were having an affair with my boss ( areally
stupid stuint for a number of reasons) my husband would already know
about it and approve.  So, no, I wouldn't bribe him/her.  I would, however
warn my boss and my husband that my colleague was behaving like a loose
cannon so they could look out for trouble.

(hell yes! And I ask my boss for a raise to cover it, too! Either that, or
I start charging rental fees!)

if i was married i would never cheat on my spouse,  but if i was accused of it
and was threatened with black mail i beat the person threatening me.  problem
solved

Hypothetically speaking, I would ask the boss to fire the co-worker (unless
the co-worker kept his/her trap shut).

<Zook emphasizes the "hypothetical" in his Machiavellian answer>

(this is only a a joke I am my boss and I'm not married)
well since it allready happened I would tell my wife  and she'd probably sleep
with him and me again and we'd enjoy ourselfs again and my co-worker would
be fired for trying to commite an illegal act thet would cause the company
a possable lawsuit just like last time

Threats are illegal, notify the police but do not cost the person their job,
also notify the person that you have contacted the police and that you feel
they are not concerned about anyone other than themselves since they asked 
Adultery is also illegal but you must weigh your conscience, I do not want to
be someones money slave.

I wouldn't give in to a blackmailer.  For one thing, I don't believe it
would ever end (the blackmailing...).  I would have to love my boss in order
to be sleeping with him, so I would tell him.  I have to admit, I would leave
my spouse in the dark for the time being.  If things are bad enough between
the two us, that I would cheat on him; then I really don't see why I'd be
afraid of them finding out.  I would definitely have the decency to tell them
before the blackmailer though. 

I would strip my friend, force him/her into a small crate, and UPS her/him
to Madagascar.

I  would say "You go tell my wife. Go ahead, tell her."

I would drug him, put him in a comprimising situation, beat him within and
breath of death, and pee on his face.

An interesting solution...  ;}

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