India, Oct. 15 -- A Chandigarh-based marketing professional is being praised online for his unconventional analogy comparing client relationships to dating. Taking to LinkedIn, Jatin Gulati, Chief Operating Officer at Praper Media, shared five ways to strengthen work-related ties. "I treat every client like my girlfriend," he wrote, before quickly clarifying, "Not like that creepy guy from your college. But just by caring so much. that it's sometimes unprofessional."

In his post, Gulati explained that when a client truly matters, work naturally becomes personal. "You stop seeing it as 'just another project.' You start caring," he wrote, before listing five points on maintaining long-term client relationships.

Gulati shared that his meth...