10 Fascinating Facts About Cheating

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    Font - 1. Most married people will cheat About 50% of married women and 60% of married men will have an affair while married - these numbers double what they were a decade ago.
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    Font - 2. Cheating doesn't mean you are unhappy Though it sounds contrary to common sense, cheaters often report being happy in their current relationship. Around 56% of men and 34% of women who cheated reported being "happy" or "very happy" in their relationship.
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    Font - 3. Women cheat more when they are ovulating Biologically speaking, this fact about cheating falls in line with ideas on species survival. When a woman ovulates and is highly fertile, she is more attracted to men besides her partner than during the rest of the month.
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    Font - 4. Cheating is most prevalent on Wednesday The most popular day for cheaters is Wednesday and, more likely than not, cheating happens in the afternoon when our strength to resist moral temptations is weaker than in the morning. It seems there's another reason Wednesday is called hump day...
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    Font - 5. Cheating leads to divorce in 65% of marriages Most married couples break off the relationship after an affair; only 35% of couples work through the issues and remain married.
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    Font - 6. Most affairs happen at work Most affairs - 85% of them - start in the workplace. The science behind this cheating fact shouldn't come as a surprise - the combination of daily interaction for multiple hours and the closeness built by working on common projects leads to strong bonds and sometimes affectionate attachments.
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    Font - 7. Sperm productions changes when being cheated on In one of the most bizarre and interesting facts behind the science of cheating on our list, a man's body will subconsciously alter his sperm production if he assumes his mate is being unfaithful. Normally, human sperm contains about 40% of fighter or kamikaze sperm: aggressive swimmers used to block another guy's sperm from inseminating an egg. If a man feels his partner is cheating, his body will produce higher percentages of these figh
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    Font - 8. Cheaters are more likely to shop To keep pristine looks for their lovers-on-the-side, over a third of cheating women spent double while shopping, sometimes even having a secret credit card to hide the affair. Ashley Madison found the most popular stores for cheaters are J. Crew, Macy's, and Ann Taylor.
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    Font - 9. Blondes D0 have more fun The statement "blondes have more fun" may have come true this time - literally. Though hair dyes were not factored in, a study by CheaterVille.com found 42% of women who cheated had blond hair. This contrasts with 23% of redheads, 20% of brown-haired and 11% of faithful black-haired women.
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    Font - 10. The more you use social media the more likely you are to cheat The rise of social media has paralleled a rise in infidelity. Why? With sites like Facebook and Instagram, people can re-connect with old lovers, increasing the amount of affairs and breakups.

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