Originally Posted by dunroving (Post 4921920)

Maybe I'm missing something, but these people are your work colleagues. What does your personal situation have to do with them?

Just focus on continuing to do a good job at work, and any time discussion of your personal life comes up, deflect it. Think of work as a place you work.

I'm guessing that maybe the work/personal life barrier is fuzzier in Oz than elsewhere. Bottom line is though that most countries have rules governing the workplace, that usually include the idea that your personal life is separate from from work issues.