NBC via Netflix While it may not make the human resource managers of the world happy, more than half of American professionals say they have participated in an office romance, according to Vault.coms annual office romance survey.

Do most people meet their spouses at work?

Another 13 percent of couples said they met through work—whether they were colleagues or met a work-related function or event. These numbers are right in line with our last survey from 2017, where about 15 percent of respondents said they met in school and 12 percent cited work as their meeting ground.

Can you meet your partner at work?

Many people meet their partners at work — but proceed carefully. Lots of people meet their partners at work, and yet dating someone in the office is often frowned upon. Some companies even have explicit policies against it.

Do most relationships start at work?

It comes as no surprise that on average 30 per cent of relationships start at work. In the past, many employers have frowned on couples getting together during working hours as they feared that the distractions would result in disruption at work.