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Partners Often Unaware of Cheating Spouses

Monday April 16, 2007
According to a MSNBC.com/iVillage survey,
"If your partner is cheating, chances are you have no idea. Six in 10 cheaters believe they totally got away with their affair and another one in 10 felt their partner was suspicious, but never found out for sure.

We think the chances are that many spouses have a gut feeling something is wrong in their marriage. The key phrase is that the cheaters "believe" they got away with their infidelity. There are spouses who prefer to look the other way and pretend that they don't know that their mates are being unfaithful.

Fear of being alone, fear of not being able to financially survive if not married, and concern about the impact of a divorce on their children are some of the reasons people give for staying in an unhappy marriage.

Full Article: Cheating Hearts: Who's Doing It and Why

Polls:
Would You Want to Know if Your Spouse is Cheating?
Should You Confess a One-Night Affair?

Related: Emotional Affairs 101 | Why Spouses Cheat | Warning Signs of Cheating Spouses

Comments

April 24, 2007 at 12:22 am
(1) Stephen says:

Rampant infidelity is one of the reasons to place a moratorium on all marriages, until people can figure out a way to make marriages and families last. I found an interesting website on this topic: www.banmarriagenow.com

April 25, 2007 at 5:52 pm
(2) Indi K Sidhu says:

see www.divorcecourt.com and www.cheaters.com for more advice ….. also www.slice.ca, www.family.org, www.tlc.com and www.marriageuncensored.ca God Bless.

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