{"id":1709,"date":"2012-08-29T16:52:15","date_gmt":"2012-08-29T16:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?1709"},"modified":"2012-08-29T16:52:15","modified_gmt":"2012-08-29T16:52:15","slug":"x-marks-the-spot-as-flirty-texts-lead-to-relationships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/x-marks-the-spot-as-flirty-texts-lead-to-relationships\/","title":{"rendered":"X marks the spot as flirty texts lead to relationships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over 50 per cent of office relationships get underway after a person puts a flirty X on the end of a message.<\/p>\n<p>On top of this, 90 per cent of women and 85 per cent of men think receiving an X &ndash; which equals an electronic kiss &ndash; ahead of a first date increases the chance of intimacy.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, 86 per cent of respondents said they use X's when sending colleagues emails.<\/p>\n<p>The findings highlight how people may be able to improve their chances of being 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