60% of men – and 40% of women will have at least one extramarital affair.
The 1987 Shere Hite’s survey of women found that 70% of women married five years or more had had an extramarital affair.
The 1980 Hite Report on Male Sexuality found that 72% of men married two years or more had had an extramarital affair.
Approximately 15% of women and 25% of men have more than four affairs during their married lives.
Fewer than 10% of people having affairs divorce their spouse and marry their lover (of which 75% of these marriages end in divorce).
Affairs, infidelity, cheating, being unfaithful, no matter what you call it, nobody wants to be on the ignorant end. Affairs are not the top reason for divorce but they are the worst reason. This is compounded by the fact that not only do you have to come to terms with the fact that your wife was cheating, you will probably now have to keep her in the lifestyle to which she has become accustomed.
A 2000 NY Times Poll found that 45% of men and 35% of women admitted to having had an extramarital affair.
Given that’s just the % who were honest enough to own up to infidelity, the real figure is probably very close to the estimate in your article which was 60% of men – and 40% of women and that’s a significant number of people.
aahhhh…i am shocked by the details that 15% of women have atleast four affairs…….hmm…..thats why it takes the matter to divorce….i was looking from days to find out the exact figure………thanx for the information.
all the best for future.
bob