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Flirting At Work Good For
Life At Home Say Italians
By Richard Owen in Rome
The Times - London
9-26-1

Flirting in the workplace is not only a good way to relieve anxiety and stress, but can strengthen relationships with partners at home, according to a survey in Italy.
 
Seven out of ten Italians find that giving their working environment "an erotic charge" helps them to get through the day, the Italian Gestalt Institute reported yesterday. It also makes them more relaxed and confident when they return home in the evening.
 
For its survey, the institute, which has trained psychotherapists for 20 years, questioned 1,000 employees aged 25 to 50, from management to shopfloor. Seventy-two per cent said that they had formed "some kind of effective relationship" in their workplace. The report said this showed that "the creation of a playful atmosphere" through "banter and compliments" helped to boost self-esteem among colleagues, reduce friction and establish a "collegiate" work environment.
 
The survey said that this worked only if the "erotic play" was kept within limits and the tone was kept light.
 
As many as 20 per cent of those questioned admitted that what had started out as a game at the office had later developed into "serious passion", causing stress, depression, insomnia and - inevitably - a marital crisis when the truth emerged.

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