12 signs you have a work spouse, even if doesn't feel like it

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Do you have a work spouse?

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Work spouses are great, but having a deep friendship with a coworker can be tricky to navigate.

On the one hand, it's awesome to have someone you can depend upon in the office. You can rely upon this person for emotional and professional support. You're like the dynamic duo (minus the tights and maniacal villains, hopefully).

On the other, your partnership may run the risk verging into more intense, romantic territory. Sometimes that works out. Sometimes it leads to a huge mess.

Either way, it's helpful to know when you and your coworker have ventured past the sunny fields of friendship, into the rocky, winding mountain pass of "work marriage." That way, you can stay mindful of how you really feel (and avoid a complicated "work divorce").

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So here are 12 signs that you definitely have a work spouse: