2007-08-27 07:35:17 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
" Smith conducted the highly respected study “American Sexual Behavior,” a poll of 10,000 people over two decades. The study found that 22 percent of married men and 15 percent of married women have cheated at least once — similar to the results from the MSNBC.com/iVillage survey.
About one in five adults in monogamous relationships, or 22 percent, have cheated on their current partner. The rate is even higher among married men. And nearly half of people admit to being unfaithful at some point in their lives, according to the results of the MSNBC.com/iVillage Lust, Love & Loyalty survey.
SURVEY STATS
— Total participants: 70,288
— Average age:
Men, 43; Women, 38
— Gender: Men, 54%; Women, 46%
— Age range: 18-76+
— Married or remarried: 60%
— Length of relationship: 1 year, 5%; 3-5 years, 15%; 11-20 years, 25%
— Living with partner: 11%
— Dating one person: 13%
— Heterosexual: 94%
— Average number of lifetime sexual partners:
Men, 17; Women, 11
2007-08-27 08:27:18 · answer #1 · answered by crazy_ol_hippie_radical 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the urge to cheat comes from a lot of different sources. I had an ex who cheated a lot, and I just blamed him. I now realize now, years later, that I was to blame too. I was a ***** girlfriend, controlling, just not someone he enjoyed, but we had a child, so he stuck around. I know he could've done other things besides cheating, but obviously he was missing something in our relationship and needed to find it somewhere else. The relationship eventually ended anyways, I have matured to the point where I can now be in successful marriage with no worries of cheating or being cheated on, but remember there are always two sides to every story.
2007-08-27 14:47:48 · answer #2 · answered by espinozagal 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Exact numbers are hard to come by because studies vary widely. Some say as high a 60% of men and 50% of women cheat at least one time in their marriages.
2007-08-27 14:53:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are number of people cheating on there spouse their is no way of counting how many people are not gonna be honest about this. Your guess is as good as mines
best of luck
2007-08-27 15:02:31 · answer #4 · answered by mmurray001 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A poll some years ago said 80% of men and 60% of women. I think the men part is right but the women part is a little high.
2007-08-27 14:59:26 · answer #5 · answered by bocasbeachbum 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the amount is probably overwhelming and the only reason I can give is that no one communicates anymore. It's such an easy thing to do but everyone seems to have difficulty doing it.
2007-08-27 14:41:17 · answer #6 · answered by partygirl 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Plenty, unfortunately. There are a lot of selfish people in this world.
2007-08-27 14:41:36 · answer #7 · answered by . 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It "may" be all of them.
A Russian woman I knew once said, "Every marriage has an affair, its just a matter if they survive it".
2007-08-27 16:05:36 · answer #8 · answered by snack_daddy10 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
way too many. Happening all the time, even as I type. Sad.
2007-08-27 14:42:08 · answer #9 · answered by sunflowergal 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
now a days many even wives cheat withour any fear.
2007-08-27 14:49:38 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋