Looking for love? Try the office!
Workplace relationships likely to result in marriage
Those who meet after locking eyes over the water cooler are more likely to enjoy long lasting love, new research has revealed.
Despite discouragement from companies and colleagues, office romances are more likely end in marriage than relationships that start in any other way - even meeting through friends.
By contrast, relationships begun in a nightclub or pub almost always end in either a fling or a one-night stand.
The trend emerged following a detailed study of 2,000 adults which also found the stresses and strains of work and the sheer number of hours we spend with colleagues to be key factors. 14 per cent of couples who met through work ended up married, compared to 11 per cent who were introduced by friends. Almost one in ten of those who became an item after a holiday romance also ended up walking down the aisle.
But while relationships which started in work have a good chance of success, 23 per cent of those questioned said attempts to find love during a night-out had resulted in nothing more than a one-night stand.
Another 22 per cent of couples who met in a nightclub didn›t get any further than the first night, along with 13 per cent of holiday romances.
Couples who are introduced at a party are also among those who struggle to be more than a casual liaison.
Researchers also found that 51 per cent of people think the place or situation where you meet someone can affect how successful the relationship is.
And almost one in five have even refused to pursue a relationship with someone because they worry the way they met means it is doomed before it starts. One in five Britons also admitted to lying about how they met their other half, with more than half saying it›s because they were too embarrassed by the real story.
37 per cent like to make it sound more interesting than it really was while 17 per cent get bored of telling the same story over and over.