Hilarious! I love the idea that someone would write to BD for professional office romance advice (Dear Matthew March 8) Aren’t there columns that deal with this kind of thing in GQ or Nuts?

There is nothing better than a captive audience, right? Wouldn’t it be great if you could flick the panic switch on every hard-working married male boss who reads BD? Especially if you were targeting your own husband. That letter read like the words of a borderline semi-psychotic bunny-boiler of a wife, not a potential lover.

However, if the letter was genuine, then take it from me: office romance has led to heartbreak, mockery, embarrassment and, most recently, the loss of a truly awesome friend — after four separate encounters, my quests for work-based love have led to nothing but the above outcomes and in that order.

Dear reader, although you haven’t asked for my advice, here it is: wait for her to make the first move. It is not your place to break up a marriage or, more likely, jeopardise your career.

Katie Wilmot
Richmond

Stick to the subject

It came as a surprise to see our Uncle Matthew addressing “issues of the heart” (March 8).

Personally I would prefer my BD to be more “affairs of architecture”, less Mariella Frostrup. Otherwise I might begin to think it’s just about filling pages.

Mark Welsford
Derby

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