Getting back to the offices after months of lockdown for some meant not only a return to socialising in the working environment but also a chance for irresistible escapades.

A study conducted by Gleeden - a dating site for extramarital encounters in Europe – discovered that 38 per cent of British citizens experienced an affair with a work colleague after getting back to the office following lockdown.

In Basingstoke 28 per cent of people surveyed admitting to having an affair after being back at work.

These answers were not surprising considering that more than 60 per cent of the total surveyed members retain that the lockdown has negatively affected their relationship in both emotional and sexual levels.

The study was conducted on a sample of 1,267 British users of the app and aimed to discover the cheating behaviour after the ease of the lockdown with specific interest at the workplace. Members who confessed their affair were questioned about the reasoning behind their behaviour.

When Basingstoke residents were asked what the motivation was behind their affair, 41 per cent confessed pure need for sex, 35 per cent felt attracted by someone different than their partner while the remaining 24 per cent did so to feel desired again.

The study aimed also to understand whether the affair was planned or if it happened unexpectedly.

To this question, 71 per cent answered that they committed affair at the workplace without any previous planning, while 29 per cent decided to opt for a date and meet outside the office hours.

The cheating partners were also questioned to which extent did they cheat and whether or not they had sex.

Just over a third confessed to having sexual intercourse, others admitted to flirting, kissing and foreplay.

When asked if they have the intention to continue their affair 37 per cent considered their affair with the work colleague simply a onetime escapade, while 59% would do it again.