Extramarital Affairs: Facts and Statistics
Extramarital affairs have become very common, and the facts and statistics on these affairs can be astounding. Ninety percent of Americans morally believe that adultery is wrong, but only thirty five percent believed that this activity should have legal consequences. Roughly twenty percent of all divorce cases are the result of extramarital affairs, and women have affairs in almost the same percentages as men, especially when the younger age groups are studied. Around ten percent of men will develop an addiction to cybersex, while the numbers are somewhat lower for women. One interesting statistic is that less than three percent of affairs which cause a divorce result in a serious relationship and marriage between the affair partners once the initial divorce proceeding is finished.
Did you know that:
•More than 60% of married men will have at least one affair during their life.
•Close to 45% of married women will have at least one affair during their life.
•When younger age groups are studies, women are just as likely to have an extramarital affair as men are.
•70% of women who were married were unaware that their spouse was having an affair, while 54% of married men were not aware of this activity with their spouse.
•Many people may have numerous affairs during their marriage, and this is true of women as well as men.
•When affair partners do get caught, and end up getting married eventually, the rate of divorce is more than 75% for these couples.
•At least one in every three couples will be affected by an extramarital affair, and the actual numbers are believed to be higher than this.
•10% of all extramarital affairs will last a day or less, and are usually considered one night stands or one time occurrences.
•10% of all affairs will not last a month, although they do last longer than a single day.
•Roughly half of all affairs will involve a time period of more than one month but less than one year.
•Between 35% and 40 % of affairs may last at least two years, but not more than four years.
•Very few affairs, generally less than 3%, will last for four years or more.
•46% of men believed that an online affair did not constitute cheating, and that this activity was harmless.
•Around 70% of online activity is romantically related, with chat rooms and emails playing large roles in affairs.
•Between 43% and 55% of women who were married reported having an affair at some point in the past, while the numbers for married men was between 55% and 65%.
•Up to 80% believe that it is okay to chat and flirt with the opposite sex online.
•A 57% majority have reported that they are married but flirt using the Internet anyways.
•Around 33% of affairs have started because of online activity.
•65% of married women and 75% of married men have reported at least one affair with a co-worker, and many reported numerous affairs with people they work with.
•More than 80% reported frequent flirting at work, and this percentage is true for both men and women.
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