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Loveis in the air for Britain's workforce, as a new study* from reveals that nearlyhalf of employees (44 per cent) have had a lasting relationship with someonethey met at work.
Ofthese relationships, 75 per cent are between direct workmates or colleagues. The romance does not end with work colleagueseither - four per cent have reverted to ?customer relations? in the truestsense of the word, having had a romance with a customer.
Thegood news for those looking for love is that the quick ?work place fling? israre - more than a third of work place romances (35 per cent) last over a yearand five per cent are currently engaged to be married. A further 31 per cent of respondents marrieda person they met at work.
Forthose looking for romance at work, the best places to find it are:
Atthe other end of the scale, you are least likely to find the love of your lifeby the coffee machine (one per cent), at a conference (one per cent) ortravelling on business (one per cent).
MattOwen, spokesperson for Churchill, comments: ?People spend so much of theirlives at work it is easy to see why many have relationships with their colleagues.Our research shows that many get together at after work socials such as drinksand leaving parties, when people let their hair down and have a bit of a laugh.?
Theresearch was commissioned to mark the launch of Churchill's first ever Facebookapplication ?You and Yours?. This application is a quiz consisting of tenquestions that test how well respondents know their ?other half? or theirfriends on Facebook.
Owencontinues: ?Although it's nice to see many people having long-lastingrelationships with people they meet at work, social networking sites mean thatpeople can make connections and have relationships with colleagues, friends andpeople on the other side of the world.?
FindChurchill's Facebook application at Churchill.com or via the .