Couples cheat less than they suspect.

THE WASHINGTON TIMES ^ | 12 May 05 | By Jennifer Harper

[.cnI redruM]

Racy, sexy, unfaithful America? Think again. The majority of American married couples are faithful to each other, says a source that has long been an oracle of lusty lifestyles. None other than Playboy magazine reports that 75 percent of men and 82 percent of women said they had never had an extramarital affair, according to a "Fidelity Survey" published by the magazine yesterday.

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Playboy asked of the 1,432 adult respondents. Playboy founder Hugh Hefner declined to comment on the survey.

......(excerpt)...... Respondents overall estimated that 44 percent of men and 38 percent of women cheated on their spouse.

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Meanwhile, the Playboy poll revealed that "amorously adventurous couples" were more likely to cheat, and that the chance of cheating increases with age. Although 18 percent of men and 14 percent of women ages 18 to 34 admitted to extramarital sex partners, the number increased to 30 percent of men and 18 percent of women by their mid-40s.

[.cnI redruM]

The Not-So-Desperate Housewives seem to hold an absolute majority.

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

Looks like we are in the majority here.

[dead]

Couples cheat less than they suspect.

Yeah, I thought I had two girlfriends and another once-in-a-while thing on the side. Turns out and wasn’t having sex with anybody but my wife. Imagine my disappointment.

[pissant]

Heck, I don't even flirt! ;o)

[.cnI redruM]

The poor woman was schizophrenic? Oh Dear!

[IncPen]

Turns out and wasn’t having sex with anybody but my wife.

She thought it was me... I'm sure she'll be relieved it was you.

[ClearCase_guy]

This is real News!

"amorously adventurous couples" were more likely to cheat,

In other news, terminally ill patients are more likely to die.

and that the chance of cheating increases with age.

I believe the question was "Have you EVER cheated?" Basic probablity, anyone? The chance of something happening in the next 5 minutes is low? But the chance of it happening in the next 80 years is somewhat higher?

[OldFriend]

LOL...so from the title am I to assume that even tho I think I'm cheating, I'm not really cheating?

[JIM O]

If you think you are getting it on the side , and you realize your not is it still cheating?

[lillybet]

Its all in the mind pure fantasy stuff, this cheatin,

[.cnI redruM]

OK, it's all bogus, good news isn't allowed. We're salacious monkeys, just like Camus once wrote and the world is going to hell in a hand basket even faster than Pat Buchanan and Chris Matthews predicted it would. Yeesh!

[.cnI redruM]

As Billy Joel once sang....

"Sometimes a fantasy is all you need."

[k2blader]

They polled "readers" of Playboy?? *LOL*

[olivia3boys]

When there are kids and 1-2 jobs involved in a marriage I honestly don't see how *anyone* has the time, or inclination, or energy, to cheat.

Life is too busy and complicated as it is. . .who needs more busyness and complications?

[Tanniker Smith]

Debra: "You want to have an affair!"
Ray: "Yeah. THat's my goal. To disappoint two women."

TS

[colorcountry]

Puh..leeze ;-)

[pissant]

OK, if you insist....

[sailor4321]

Is this more evidence that the Kinsey data are/were bogus?

[JIM O]

If you think your cheating with say Demi Moore, and don't realize your not, you are likely happy. If your happy under those conditions it is just like cheating, but a good defense is you would be stupid.

[lillybet]

See I was right