Christmas is traditionally a time for kisses under the mistletoe – but what about when the person wielding the mistletoe is already in a committed relationship? Given the presence of alcohol, and the absence of a person’s significant other, the work Christmas party is a notorious breeding ground for affairs.
A study by Ashley Madison, the dating website for married people, found that nearly half the members polled had had an affair with a co-worker. Among these cheaters, the majority said they’d had their first encounter at an office Christmas party. In another survey of 1000 Britons, 43% of people said they’d seen someone cheat on their partner in this setting.
As Peter Saddington, a relationship counselor at Relate, explains, there are several reasons why affairs are so common at Christmastime.
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