Our survey revealed that just under a quarter of people had had a romantic encounter with someone from work. Of course, many of these will have been between people in relationships and some will have been nothing more than a quick kiss at the Christmas party, but it's still a surprisingly high number!
35% of workers have gone on a date with someone from their workplace. 33% of US workers are currently involved in or have been involved in a workplace romance, up from 27% in the months prior to the global health crisis. 27.6% of men have engaged in a romantic encounter with a colleague, compared to 21.5% of women.
But how common are workplace affairs, exactly? Surveys suggest that 1 in 5 people have had an affair at work. However, this only accounts for those who were willing to admit it – the true number may be higher. 44% of people say they know someone who has cheated with a colleague or boss.
Almost one in five employees who were in a committed relationship have had an affair with a colleague. Apparently cheating on a partner with a colleague is relatively common.
“The intensity of such pressure leads to strong bonds, and intimate sharing of such pressure and can build up to the crossing of personal and sexual boundaries,” she says. “Many affairs happen at work because people spend long hours repeatedly with colleagues.
Look up the length of affairs on Google and apart from one-or-two-night stands, the consensus is that most run their course in six months to two years.
* Think affairs happen during the evening, you'd be wrong. Married people are typically home with each other at night, if that suddenly changed it would raise too many red flags. The majority of married people will conduct their affairs in the morning, before work.
Prevalence: Extramarital Affairs/Infidelities are common. Most estimates indicate that around 60% of men and 45% of women are willing to report that an affair has occurred sometime in their marriage and it suggests that 70% of all marriages experience an affair.
50 percent of all first-time affairs happen in the nine months of pregnancy or the first year after delivery. “If you think about your wife and what she goes through with pregnancy, it's very easy to understand.
The Professions LEAST Likely to Cheat
In fact, of the 20 occupations surveyed, those in Manufacturing were crowned the most faithful, with only 1% admitting to cheating on a partner.
According to the General Social Survey, men are more likely to cheat than women, with 20% of men and 13% of women reporting having sex with someone other than their partner while still married. However, the gender gap varies per age.
Affairs usually begin with an attraction to someone you know fairly well, someone you spend time with each week — your friends and co-workers.
The hospitality industry has the highest percentage of office romances, workplace affairs statistics for 2021 indicate. With 47% of staff in the hospitality industry engaged in office romances, working in this sector makes it more likely to find love at work.
Part of what makes an affair's relationship work is the secrecy and excitement of keeping it a secret. Once the betrayed spouse finds out, the affair loses a lot of its appeal. The new partner doesn't seem as enticing when it isn't a secret anymore. So, affairs usually fizzle out after the affair find the light of day.
AFFAIR – the one word that no married person or those in a serious relationship ever wants to hear or even think about. However, although it may be a cliché, it is said that around 85% of affairs start in the workplace - with the Christmas party season about to start – it can be a worrying time for many people.
According to research, 36% of workers admit to having an affair with a coworker while 6.042% reported work affairs culminating in long-lasting relationships.
Coming to the question of how many affairs are discovered, a survey by IllicitEncounters.com (a dating site for extramarital affairs) revealed that 63% of cheaters have been caught at some point. Most of them were caught during their third affair.
How Many Couples Stay Together After an Affair? In one study, researchers found that with instances of secret infidelity, only about 20% of couples were still married after 5 years. However, for couples who revealed infidelity, that percentage jumped to 57%.
According to WebMD, the “in love” stage of an affair lasts 6 to 18 months, on average. And around 75% of marriages that start as affairs end in divorce. Considering only 5 to 7% of affair relationships lead to marriage, that's a grim statistic for couples hoping their affairs will last forever.
For the betrayed spouse, stages of an affair being exposed can involve everything from denial, shock, reflection, depression to finally taking an upward turn.
Affairs usually end in one of three ways: divorce and remarriage, divorce and relationship loss, or the recommitment to the relationship that was betrayed. Each of these resolutions to an affair has its own pros and cons.
Research from the past two decades shows that between 20 and 25 percent of married men cheat and between 10 and 15 percent of married women cheat, according to professor Nicholas Wolfinger.