Monday mornings are always difficult: you have to haul yourself out of bed early, tackle your commute, log into your emails and dive straight back into the stresses of the job. Of course, this all becomes far more enjoyable if you get on with your colleagues, given these are the people we will spend the majority of our time with. And, occasionally these close quarters can create the type of chemistry that leads to something more.

However, while there are undoubtedly benefits to forging an office romance (dating someone who understands the unique demands and pressures of your workplace, for example), there are drawbacks, too. The rumour mill goes into overdrive. You see them all the time, which can feel a little overwhelming. And, if you split, it can be more than a little awkward – and heartbreaking – to have to work together.

It’s a situation that Jennifer Lawrence – who dated Darren Aronofsky, the director of her film mother!, has discussed in a new interview.

Sitting down with Adam Sandler for the Variety Studio’s Actors on Actors series, the Oscar winner said that negative reviews for their film had a hand in ending their relationship.

“Normally, I promote a movie, you put the work into promoting it, ask people to go see it, and then it’s just kind of out of your hands. I normally just kind of let it go,” she told Sandler.

“Dating the director is different.”

Jennifer Lawrence addresses ‘unhealthy’ relationship with Darren Aronofsky