“I am not married, but I do have a work wife. Neither of us ever proposed. As with so many great romances, things just unfolded naturally. One minute Meredith and I were proofreading each other’s work, the next we were riffing on one another’s jokes, swapping stories about our childhoods, and live-blogging our work days to one another over Slack.

From the outside, we might seem like an odd couple. Meredith is a proud advocate for the benefits of being grumpy at work, while I might easily be mistaken for a singing-telegram delivery person. And yet, over the course of several years, we’ve formed a true partnership—one that’s opened my eyes to the creative possibilities that emerge when women channel their emotional and professional energy toward one another in the workplace.”