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Work Spouse Relationships Can Lead to Workplace Affairs

(PRWEB) August 22, 2007 -- Work spouse relationships are becoming increasingly more common.

This new type of workplace relationship between co-workers of the opposite sex is very similar to a marriage. An individual involved in such a relationship is referred to as a work husband, work wife, office husband or office wife.

Work Spouse Statistics Relationships

In a recent survey on socializing in the workplace conducted by Randstad USA, 53% of women and 42% of men said they had a work or office spouse.

In another survey conducted among a variety of industries by Vault.com, 32% of the respondents reported having a work husband or work wife.

Are work spouse relationships harmless?

Many people believe work spouse relationships are harmless. But infidelity expert Ruth Houston disagrees, saying "A work spouse relationship is a workplace affair just waiting to happen."

Houston's comments on this topic appear in the current issue of Human Resource Executive in an article entitled Working Marriages which examines the pros and cons of relationships between work husbands and work wives.

Excerpts from the Human Resource Executive article with Houston's comments appear below.

By definition, work-spouse relationships are platonic. However, it's the potential for hanky panky that makes relationship experts leery of such associations. Ruth Houston, an Elmhurst, N.Y.-based infidelity expert, founder of www.infidelityadvice.com and author of Is He Cheating on You? 829 Telltale Signs says it's all too easy for these relationships to morph into affairs.

"Sooner or later, the friendship becomes an emotional bond that can become a sexual bond if the opportunity presents itself," says Houston. "And more likely than not, it will happen because they're going to have to work late together or they're going to stop after work for drinks or travel somewhere together, and they're going to end up doing something that takes it to the next level."

Potential Workplace Affairs

Expanding on her comments in Human Resource Executive Houston, who researches, writes, and consults on infidelity issues, says, "The bonds formed between work spouses are almost identical to the bonds between two people involved in an emotional affair. And emotional affairs are often the precursor to sexual affairs. That's why I caution work husbands and work wives to tread carefully. Today's work spouse relationship could easily become tomorrow's workplace affair. Many work spouse relationships are already in the danger zone."

Work Spouse Quiz

Work spouses who are curious as to whether or not their relationship with their work husband or work wife is in the danger zone should request a copy of infidelity expert Ruth Houston's Work Spouse Quiz. The quiz is designed to help an office husband or office wife determine if his or her office spouse relationship is in danger of becoming a workplace affair. For a free copy of the Work Spouse Quiz, e-mail InfidelityInfo @ gmail.com with the words "work spouse quiz-pr" in the subject line.

About Ruth Houston:

New York-based infidelity expert Ruth Houston is the founder of InfidelityAdvice.com, and the author of Is He Cheating on You? - 829 Telltale Signs which documents practically every known sign of infidelity. Frequently called on by the media to comment on popular infidelity issues in the news, Ruth has been quoted in USA Today, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, New York Post, Newsday, the Chicago Tribune, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Toronto Sun, Cosmopolitan, Chatelaine, Maclean's iVillage, MSN Lifestyle, ABCNews.com, FoxNews.com, Reuters, Associated Press, UPI and numerous other print and online media.

Ruth has also been a guest on The Today Show, CNN, Fox News, ABC News, NBC News, 1010WINS, Ireland's Late Late Show, Sirius Satellite Radio, Telemundo, BBC, CBC and over 320 other radio and TV news and talk shows in the United States, Canada, Europe, South America, Australia, New Zealand and the Caribbean.

For more infidelity information visit Ruth's website at http://www.InfidelityAdvice.com or her infidelity blog at http://infidelitynewsandviews.blogspot.com

To interview infidelity expert Ruth Houston, call 718 592-6039 or e-mail InfidelityExpert @ gmail.com

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