While workplace romances may be frowned upon by companies and colleagues, couples who met in office are more likely to end up married than those who met through any other way.
About 14 per cent of couples who meet in their job go on to marry while only about 11 per cent of those who meet through friends do the same.
However, meetings in a pub or nightclub is 23 per cent likely to result in just a fling, much like 13 per cent of couples that meet on holiday.
As we spend so much of our time in the workplace it's 'inevitable' that close ties will be formed, said a spokesperson for CBS network, which commissioned the study.
"But being in a relationship where you work in the same place as your partner also means you have something in common before you even get to know each other, and being in the same career means you are both like-minded and have similar interests," the spokesperson added.
Friends who start dating and online couples also have a greater chance of finding long-lasting love.
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