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For many of us, December means an office party. You’ve bought a gorgeous dress to wear, treated yourself to a manicure, and the fizz is flowing freely. Perhaps there’s even a little flirting. Because isn’t having a bit of fun what workplace shindigs are all about? Yet things can easily go too far.
According to research, a surprising number of us have cheated on a partner after an encounter at an office Christmas party: one survey of 1,000 people found a third of those questioned admitted to it. The study, carried out by the website Illicit Encounters, found December is the peak time for starting an affair, with 57% saying they’d cheated with a colleague, and 68% blaming drink for