
Your company has been partnering with a much smaller business on an important project, of which you are the project manager and the key person responsible for liaising with the external company.
The project has now been going for several months and in the course of your dealings with the external business, you have become close to one of their staff members. You began by socialising outside of working hours, and has now developed into a relationship, which is very much in its early stages.
You are positive that the project is not being impacted by your relationship and that both of you are acting appropriately with regard to any confidentiality or conflict of interest issues which may arise, but you are concerned that if it becomes public, your colleagues will question your ability to manage what is a very important project in terms of your career. You are also concerned that this information will make its way to your ex-partner who also works for your company and will not likely take the news well.
What do you do?
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