The Work Christmas Party. Remember the infamous Work Christmas Party? The one where your boss got drunk and sang “Ten Green Bottles” over and over again; where you hid in a corner wondering why you chose to spend time with work colleagues of your own volition, and paying for the pleasure; where Debbie from Accounts and Jon from Business ended up having a fling which ruined Debbie’s marriage…

You think I jest? Well, maybe about the ‘Ten Green Bottles’, but office ‘flings’ are more common than you might think. New research by Ansell (who amongst other things make the condoms Mates®SKYN™) shows that 18% of Brits admit to having had an affair with someone they work with. And we’re not talking “meeting your future husband” or “singles having a brief fling” -  these statistics refer to cheating partners. That not-so-secret crush you have on the gorgeous woman who works three desks away from you might not end up being so innocent after all. A couple of brandies, a healthy (or possibly unhealthy!) dose of freedom from inhibition, and Bob’s not your partner any more. Makes you think, doesn’t it?

Me? I thought I’d give the Christmas Party a miss this year. Tempting though an affair might be (no, darling husband, of course I don’t mean it), I can’t be arsed to deal with the fall out. Now there’s a new set of statistics to find out: Women Who Are Too Lazy To Have An Affair. I bet there’s more of those about than you’d imagine!