Infidelity: The Cold Hard Truth About Cheating

The Ashley Madison website hack has made infidelity a hot topic. The large amount of people signed up to the website looking to have an affair, or at the very least interested in the possibility of having one, surprised many.

It turns out that infidelity is more prevalent than we think , and between 30%-60% of all married individuals engage in infidelity at some point during their marriage. The amazing thing is that 56% of men and 34% of women who cheat rate their marriage as happy, so there must be other reasons why people are interested in extramarital affairs.  The fact that many people do not see affairs as morally unacceptable could be an important factor. For example, in France only 47% of people see infidelity as immoral.

Based on the statistics, it is not surprising that many couples struggle with dealing with the repercussions of infidelity, with only 31% of marriages surviving an affair. This info-graphic from Can’t We Just Get Along Counselling offers advice for both the betrayed spouse and the unfaithful spouse as they attempt to reconcile the relationship after an affair. Hopefully, you will find some of the advice useful.