A very telling silence ensued. Then, she was offered assurance that her job would be affected only by her own performance. At least now she is not the only person worrying. But, she is probably the only one of the three looking for another job. She is a casualty of someone else s office romance.
People choose to be in an office romance.
It is not an accident, or some uncontrollable act of fate. A person can be attracted to another person, and choose to pursue, or to not pursue, the attraction. Romantic feelings do not require romantic action. There is always choice involved. There are times when an attraction develops at work.