{"id":26843,"date":"2023-11-14T00:01:48","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T08:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spokeo.com\/compass\/?p=26843"},"modified":"2023-11-14T11:56:26","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T19:56:26","slug":"how-many-people-cheat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spokeo.com\/compass\/how-many-people-cheat\/","title":{"rendered":"How Many People Cheat? More Than You Think"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With infidelity or extramarital affairs being the cause of 34% of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spokeo.com\/compass\/marriage-divorce-states\/\">divorces across the U.S<\/a>, it seems that unfortunately cheating is a more common occurrence between partners than many of us would like to admit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To understand just how prevalent cheating and infidelity is across the country, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spokeo.com\/\">Spokeo<\/a> survey delved into how many of us admit to being unfaithful on our other halves, and the main causes for affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The research surveyed over 1,000 U.S. adults to understand how many have been the victim and perpetrator of cheating, and where the most common places for temptation are. The majority, 81.6%, of those surveyed were married, 10% were in a committed relationship and 5% were single and never married.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-us.googleusercontent.com\/4ZRUHhXX5qQu2pvGxqKI91MhNC86Zf7LDHEEEIeyUlcIuUHdABc-49Ugl5DkYWbDBgt4Akf4LbDCuqlAkoeuslx_CYm8MXZoYjmbjdSYo3IO4o-cNXkKEJCJggMJtLxpEQteMmzBG-dLgb9X9kNbvC8\" style=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key findings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>More than two in five (44.3%)<\/strong> Americans have cheated on their partner<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The most common reason for cheating was <strong>\u2018I liked the attention\u2019 (22.1%)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>One in five (20.4%) cheated on their partner because they suspected their partner of cheating \u2013 <strong>the 2nd most common reason&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nearly<strong> one in five people have signed up for a dating app (18.7%)<\/strong> while in a relationship&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Almost a quarter (23.7%) <\/strong>of respondents have gone through their <strong>partner\u2019s phone and messages<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Unfaithful partners are <strong>most likely to cheat with an ex partner (20.9%)<\/strong>, even if Americans are most tempted to cheat with their co-workers (38.4%)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Over half (54.5%)<\/strong> believe a relationship can <strong>recover from cheating<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Over half of U.S. adults have been the victim of cheating<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The research has found that, shockingly, over two in five (44.3%) admit to cheating on an existing or previous partner, while half (50%) have been the victim of cheating or suspect they have been cheated on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-us.googleusercontent.com\/Q8OOiWB4fvbn3PqQVmv6_-G-HxbaScc5HFZXZouhE0NM66HpZpNEPvK8yfBSp0d5AMtIoQ6AnGLA9x3sroFavEgEThrzakGzBfiGVIxwAYLqF0LgL9FcrrTmjhFaMy0AsbzXdbkKcs2Kvan2PG8R5pY\" style=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When asked what drove the participants to cheat on their partner, over one in five (22.1%) admitted it was due to liking the attention given by the third party, while 20.4% admitted their infidelity was due to them suspecting their partner was cheating or had cheated on them. A further 18.5% had an affair for revenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most common reasons for why respondents cheating on their partners were:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-us.googleusercontent.com\/kGgJ3VnRbxFtkGFPFXcQkwmo1iwsMtMzQj5cnIuofB-UIwsKtR3Rdb8iD9IIokrzVdGuq9EwymMvXPVPDLQbBrzdOB1c-tvweR9v-0rBFY7wPcryFEA0ULJOsOYLvUXqB7nyvDysQFFCXMfa9GGOB8M\" style=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other excuses provided by the respondents included immaturity and military deployment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Almost one in five would define liking or responding to messages as cheating<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>What is defined as acceptable or unacceptable by partners differs between couples, and it is important to understand what the boundaries are for each relationship. To understand what would be considered as cheating, the research provided respondents with a range of scenarios and asked them what would be classed as being unfaithful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-us.googleusercontent.com\/F7b2EINhEV67Atay2-txuYKiI-T8ugFwnEGxTpFnCbg2MI06nBfXsL5YxkzEBFwA8zQkVBK3NgDF8FbYdjFkgoFz8kf564PrdUIw9eC4tnHELq6gmMg3tpuk9c2uqu5AmiDKAw2NJ5ZweGhUKIicDW0\" style=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nearly one in five people have signed up for a dating app while in a relationship<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Outside of physical acts, the research looked at other behaviors from both cheating or suspecting partners to understand what we find unacceptable, and how many admit to doing them while being in a relationship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Signing up to dating apps were the most frowned upon activity, with over a third (34.4%) claiming that it would be unacceptable from someone in a relationship with &#8211; however, a shocking 18.7% admitted to signing up to one while in a relationship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Messaging someone on social media in a suggestive way was the second most unacceptable activity, with 32.4% of respondents finding this unacceptable. Unfortunately, almost one in five (19.6%) admit to sending messages on a social network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While nearly one in five (19.4%) admit to not answering their phone and messages while out, 16.8% found this behavior unacceptable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The unacceptable behavior most frowned upon, according to the research, are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\n\t.elementor-element-f5d941c .elementor-accordion-item:first-child,\n\t.elementor-element-b7844af .elementor-accordion-item:first-child { display: none;}\n\t.post-entry h2 { font-family: \"Montserrat\", Sans-serif; font-weight: 400; }\n\tcaption { text-align: center; }\n\n\t:root {\n\t    --bg-table-stripe: #f6f6f5;\n\t    --b-table: #e3e3e2;\n\t    --caption: #242423;\n\t}\n\n\ttable {\n\t    background-color: transparent;\n\t    border-collapse:collapse;\n\t  \tfont-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\n\t}\n\n\tth {\n\t    text-align:left;\n\t}\n\n\t.dcf-txt-center {\n\t      text-align: center;\n\t    }\n\n\t    .dcf-txt-left {\n\t      text-align: left;\n\t    }\n\n\t    .dcf-txt-right {\n\t      text-align: right;\n\t    }\n\t    \n\t.dcf-table caption {\n\t      color: var(--caption);\n\t      font-size: 1.13em;\n\t      font-weight: 700;\n\t      padding-bottom: .56rem;\n\t    }\n\n\t    .dcf-table thead {\n\t      font-size: .84em;\n\t    }\n\n\t    .dcf-table tbody {\n\t      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--b-table);\n\t      border-top: 1px solid var(--b-table);\n\t      font-size: .84em\n\t    }\n\n\t    .dcf-table tfoot {\n\t      font-size: .84em\n\t    }\n\n\t    .dcf-table td, .dcf-table th {\n\t      padding-right: 1.78em;\n\t      font-size: 16px;\n\t    }\n\n\t    .dcf-table-bordered, .dcf-table-bordered td, .dcf-table-bordered th {\n\t      border: 1px solid var(--b-table);\n\t    }\n\n\t    .dcf-table-bordered td, .dcf-table-bordered th, .dcf-table-striped td, .dcf-table-striped th {\n\t      padding-left: 0.5em;\n\t      padding-right: 0.5em;\n\t    }\n\n\t    .dcf-table-bordered tr:not(:last-child), .dcf-table-striped tr:not(:last-child) {\n\t      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--b-table)\n\t    }\n\n\t    .dcf-table-striped tbody tr:nth-of-type(2n) {\n\t      background-color: var(--bg-table-stripe)\n\t    }\n\n\t    .dcf-table thead td, .dcf-table thead th {\n\t      padding-bottom: .55em;\n\t      vertical-align: bottom\n\t    }\n\n\t    .dcf-table tbody td, .dcf-table tbody th, .dcf-table tfoot td, .dcf-table tfoot th {\n\t      padding-top: .55em;\n\t      vertical-align: top\n\t    }\n\n\t    .dcf-table tbody td, .dcf-table tbody th {\n\t      padding-bottom: .55em\n\t    }\n\n\t    .dcf-table-bordered thead th {\n\t      padding-top: 1.33em\n\t    }\n\n\t    .dcf-wrapper-table-scroll {\n\t      overflow-x: auto;\n\t      -webkit-overflow-scrolling: auto;\n\t      left: 50%;\n\t      margin-left: -50vw;\n\t      margin-right: -50vw;\n\t      padding-bottom: 1em;\n\t      position: relative;\n\t      right: 50%;\n\t      width: 100vw;\n\t    }\n\t    \n\t     .dcf-scroll-sm { \n\t          min-height: 40vh; 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min-height: 30vh; }\n    \n<\/style>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"dcf-scroll-sm\">\n<table class=\"dcf-table dcf-table-responsive dcf-table-bordered dcf-table-striped dcf-w-100%\">\n\t<thead>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<th scope=\"col\">Behaviors<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th scope=\"col\">Percentage who have committed this behavior whilst in a relationship<\/th>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t<\/thead>\n\t<tbody>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Behaviors\">Signing up to dating apps<\/td>\n\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Percentage who have committed this behavior whilst in a relationship\">18.7%<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Behaviors\">Messaging other people on social media in a suggestive way<\/td>\n\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Percentage who have committed this behavior whilst in a relationship\">19.6%<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Behaviors\">Liking other people&#8217;s photos on social media in a suggestive way<\/td>\n\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Percentage who have committed this behavior whilst in a relationship\">21%<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Behaviors\">Gaslighting<\/td>\n\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Percentage who have committed this behavior whilst in a relationship\">6.9%<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Behaviors\">Changing passwords or phone passcodes<\/td>\n\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Percentage who have committed this behavior whilst in a relationship\">13.9%<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Behaviors\">Not answering the phone and messages while out <\/td>\n\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Percentage who have committed this behavior whilst in a relationship\">19.4%<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Almost a quarter of respondents have gone through their partner\u2019s phone and messages<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>With the research finding that cheating has affected half of couples, it is unsurprising that around a quarter (23.7%) have tried to find evidence of infidelity by going through their partners phone and messages &#8211; although this activity should be approached with caution, as 28% of those surveyed would find this unacceptable behavior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some suspecting partners have taken their suspicions one step further, with 14.2% using a GPS tracker to trace their partner, and 6.8% admit to employing a private detective to uncover infidelities. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spokeo.com\/compass\/how-to-find-out-if-theyre-online-dating\/\">Looking up a partner online<\/a> was the most accepted behavior, with 93% respondents claiming they would find this acceptable. Interestingly, just one in eight (12.4%) admit to doing this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The unacceptable behavior most frowned upon, according to the research, are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"dcf-scroll-sm\">\n<table class=\"dcf-table dcf-table-responsive dcf-table-bordered dcf-table-striped dcf-w-100%\">\n\t<thead>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<th scope=\"col\">Behavior<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th scope=\"col\">Percentage who find this unacceptable <\/th>\n\t\t\t<th scope=\"col\">Percentage who have done this while being in a relationship <\/th>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t<\/thead>\n\t<tbody>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Behavior\">Going through phone and messages <\/td>\n\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Percentage who find this unacceptable\">28%<\/td>\n\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Percentage who have done this while being in a relationship\">23.7%<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Behavior\">Accusing of cheating <\/td>\n\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Percentage who find this unacceptable\">24.5%<\/td>\n\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Percentage who have done this while being in a relationship\">19.6%<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Behavior\">Using a GPS tracker to trace your partner <\/td>\n\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Percentage who find this unacceptable\">24%<\/td>\n\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Percentage who have done this while being in a relationship\">14.2%<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Behavior\">Looking them up online <\/td>\n\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Percentage who find this unacceptable\">7%<\/td>\n\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Percentage who have done this while being in a relationship\">12.4%<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Unfaithful partners are most likely to cheat with an ex partner<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When those who cheated on their partner were asked who the third party was, one in five (20.9%) seemingly have gone back to the familiarity of an ex partner. Work colleagues (18.4%) and someone they met online (18.3%) were also popular choices for those tempted into an affair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interestingly, work colleagues topped the poll for the group people were most tempted to cheat on their partner with. With many U.S adults spending around 40 hours a week with their colleagues, it is no surprise that emotional and, sometimes, physical connections are built.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-us.googleusercontent.com\/IH1Vo2e9SI6KgWnT02eXniztB0RxKjyCVo_i_FGHPqSoMwUU3gioNlm6vJjXJVBec312YBMXjcuBzyCbzoE9QIHfeYOHsiWRLGPfoOgPnQvmjT4WK1gNsjM1Cq2ANWwD9t_wPgsWwM53cwc6VCx1NSc\" style=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">People are most likely to cheat at a party<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When asked where the cheating took place, one in five (20.9%) were unfaithful at a party, with online chat rooms (19.6%) and at work (18.9%) also hotspots for cheating. People were most tempted to cheat while on holiday, with over a third (37.2%) admitting they have thought about cheating on a partner while away from home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most common locations for cheating, according to the research, are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"dcf-scroll-sm\">\n<table class=\"dcf-table dcf-table-responsive dcf-table-bordered dcf-table-striped dcf-w-100%\">\n\t<thead>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<th scope=\"col\">Where meet people to cheat with<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th scope=\"col\">Percentage who have cheated with them<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th scope=\"col\">Percentage who have been tempted to cheat with them<\/th>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t<\/thead>\n\t<tbody>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Where meet people to cheat with\">At a party <\/td>\n\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Percentage who have cheated with them\">20.9%<\/td>\n\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Percentage who have been tempted to cheat with them\">35.9%<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Where meet people to cheat with\">I\u2019d known them for a long time prior <\/td>\n\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Percentage who have cheated with them\">20.4%<\/td>\n\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Percentage who have been tempted to cheat with them\">35.9%<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Where meet people to cheat with\">Online chat room or through messaging <\/td>\n\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Percentage who have cheated with them\">19.6%<\/td>\n\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Percentage who have been tempted to cheat with them\">35.8%<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Where meet people to cheat with\">At work <\/td>\n\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Percentage who have cheated with them\">18.9%<\/td>\n\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Percentage who have been tempted to cheat with them\">37.1%<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Where meet people to cheat with\">On holiday <\/td>\n\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Percentage who have cheated with them\">18.7%<\/td>\n\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Percentage who have been tempted to cheat with them\">37.2%<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Where meet people to cheat with\">In a bar or nightclub<\/td>\n\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Percentage who have cheated with them\">18.7%<\/td>\n\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Percentage who have been tempted to cheat with them\">36.5%<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Where meet people to cheat with\">At a work Christmas party <\/td>\n\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Percentage who have cheated with them\">17.4%<\/td>\n\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Percentage who have been tempted to cheat with them\">35.1%<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Where meet people to cheat with\">On a bachelor \/ bachelorette party <\/td>\n\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Percentage who have cheated with them\">17.3%<\/td>\n\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Percentage who have been tempted to cheat with them\">36.5%<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Where meet people to cheat with\">At a sport event <\/td>\n\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Percentage who have cheated with them\">16.9%<\/td>\n\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Percentage who have been tempted to cheat with them\">35.2%<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Where meet people to cheat with\">At a concert <\/td>\n\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Percentage who have cheated with them\">16.7%<\/td>\n\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Percentage who have been tempted to cheat with them\">36.8%<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Where meet people to cheat with\">While working away <\/td>\n\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Percentage who have cheated with them\">15.7%<\/td>\n\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Percentage who have been tempted to cheat with them\">36.9%<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Over half (54.5%) believe a relationship can recover from cheating<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When asked if they thought a relationship can recover from one of the partners cheating, over half (54.5%) believe that it is possible to get the partnership back on track. In fact, two in five (40.1%) claim that a relationship has survived cheating. Three in ten (31.7%) relationships couldn\u2019t survive the trust being broken, while just under one in ten (9.4%) of partners didn&#8217;t find or hadn\u2019t found out about the extramarital affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However it seems that it is possible to forgive some behaviors more than others. Nearly two in five (38.1%) felt like they could forgive a partner messaging other people in a suggestive way, less than a third could forgive them if they signed up for a dating app (28.5%) or kissed someone else (28.3%). 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