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Revealed: Why People Cheat!

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Revealed: Why People Cheat!

• 58% of men have an affair in search of intimacy, compared to 40% of women
• 65% of women have an affair in search of a meaningful relationship
• Almost two thirds of men are jealous of an intimate affair, while over half of women are jealous of an emotional affair
• The results come from IllicitEncounters.com, the UK’s leading dating website for married people

Men are lustful, while women want something more. IllicitEncounters.com, the UK’s leading dating website for married people, surveyed over 1000 of their members and found that 58% of men have an affair for sex, compared to 40% of women, while 65% of women have an affair in search of a deeper, more meaningful relationship.

Spokesperson for IllicitEncounters.com, Christian Grant, explains: “Typical men, right? Maybe, maybe not. The average man on IllicitEncounters.com is a high earner and a hard worker. As it stands, he just about has enough time to juggle his current daily routine, balancing his work and familial responsibilities.

There simply isn’t any room for him to meet a second woman and delve into a deep and meaningful relationship. A quick fling however, now that’s an entirely different story.

The women on the other hand are the ones who find themselves on the receiving end of this kind of a relationship. Their husbands work long hours, sacrifice time spent at home for time spent at work, so they’re yearning for some companionship.

Women want what they can’t have at home; they can’t be wined, dined and experience something meaningful.”

Maria, a 42-year-old estate agent from London, said: “One of the big compromises of having a successful career is inevitably a lack of time spent in other areas. In my marriage, I am that other area. While I love my husband, I can’t remember the last time we spent any sort of meaningful, quality time together – even something small.”

But what happens when the tables are turned? IllicitEncounters.com found that almost two thirds of men were jealous of an intimate affair (63%), while over half of women (54%) were more likely to be jealous of an emotional affair.

Grant explains: “For a lot of men, the idea that another man is able to satisfy his wife’s needs better than they can is a demoralizing and emasculating thought. Women, meanwhile, are more concerned with their husband’s being emotionally unfaithful. Sex might not even come into the equation – it’s more so the idea that their man prefers being in the company of another woman.”

NOTES TO EDITOR

IllicitEncounters.com is the UK’s leading and longest running dating site for married people. With over 1,000,000 genuine UK users since 2004, you’re sure to find your perfect match.

Established in 2004, we have been providing a meeting place for like-minded married and attached people for nearly 10 years. Our members have one thing in common – they are all looking for a little romance outside their current relationship. Whether that’s the occasional bit of flirtatious chat, a regular coffee date, or a full-blown affair, that’s up to them.

For comments, case-studies or more information, contact Christian Grant:

Email: press@illicitencounters.com
Office: 020 7729 6098
Twitter: @cheatsafer

The Affairs Guide to the Budget

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  • George Osborne’s budget is likely to lead to an increase in adulterers in the UK
  • This is as a result of the extra time and ease of travel brought about by a longer school day and investment in new transportation links
  • This is predicted by IllicitEncounters.com, the UK’s leading dating website for married people

Every politician, economic analyst and British citizen up and down the country is beginning to analyse and dissect George Osborne’s latest budget. But while they worry about the potential economic implications, very few, if any, are focusing on the impact that it’ll have on the adulterous behaviour on the average British citizen.

IllicitEncounters.com, the UK’s leading dating website for married people, predicts that Mr. Osborne’s latest budget will only seek to increase the number of affairs, and affair-seekers, across the country in the years to come.

Spokesperson for IllicitEncounters.com, Christian Grant, explains: “When it comes to an affair, nothing beats convenience, and the new budget offers just that. Let’s start with the obvious – longer school days. It’s an adulterer’s dream.

It can sometimes be difficult to squeeze in a long-term affair with the already hectic responsibilities one has at home, so an extra hour, or more, of not having to worry about picking up the kids from school is an extra hour browsing sites like IllicitEncounters.com, or an extra hour to play away from home, so to speak.

When you begin to factor in the extra funding that is to be provided for after-school activities, you’re simply adding to the free time that an affair-seeking parent has to sneak out for a secret tryst.

And speaking of time, travelling across the country is about to become much quicker. With rail lines such as Crossrail 2 in London and HS3 between Leeds and Manchester being greenlit, along with a cut in the tolls on the River Severn crossings, freedom of movement is becoming quicker, easier and cheaper. It’s the perfect opportunity for affair-seekers to broaden their horizons and search a little further afield, with their partner none the wiser.

Needless to say, should the Chancellor of the Exchequer grow the economy as he forecasts, it’s all the more money in people’s pockets. More money to travel, more money to spend on their secret lover.”

NOTES TO EDITOR

IllicitEncounters.com is the UK’s leading and longest running dating site for married people. With over 1,000,000 members across the UK, you’re sure to find your perfect match.

Established in 2003, we have been providing a meeting place for like-minded married and attached people for nearly 10 years. Our members have one thing in common – they are all looking for a little romance outside their current relationship. Whether that’s the occasional bit of flirtatious chat, a regular coffee date, or a full-blown affair, that’s up to them.

For comments, case-studies or more information, contact Christian Grant:

Email: press@illicitencounters.com
Office: 020 7729 6098
Twitter: @cheatsafer

Over 60’s Shades of Grey: Adultery Is Rife Among Pensioners

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Over 60’s Shades of Grey: Adultery Is Rife Among Pensioners

  • IllicitEncounters.com has seen a 10% year on year increase in the number of over 60’s signing up in the last 12 months
  • 37% of over 60’s said that a lack of sex at home was the main reason for their desire to have an affair
  • 24% said that they were no longer attracted to their partner
  • IllicitEncounters.com is the UK’s leading dating website for married people with over 1,000,000 members

People marry young, grow old, retire, and spend their remaining years together. It’s innocent and romantic, but it could also be more fantasy than reality, as IllicitEncounters.com, the UK’s leading dating website for married people, has reported a 10% increase year on year in the number of over 60’s signing up to the site in the last 12 months.

There are a myriad of reasons for the increase, as IllicitEncounters’ spokesperson, Christian Grant, explains:

“Remaining committed and faithful to one person over a period of many years, or in this case decades, is one of the hardest things someone can do. It’s made even harder when growing old, and the changes that come with it begin to take their toll.

For one, people change and grow apart; the person you marry at 30 isn’t necessarily going to be the same person at 60, and your tastes could change, too. At that age, the last thing you want to be worrying about is going through a complicated divorce.

And, while not exclusive to this age bracket, there’s the very real possibility that a number of health issues can inhibit and cripple a couple’s sex life. Whether it’s erectile dysfunction, or other sexual dysfunctions that can affect both men and women, a loss of virility, intimacy and passion can often be the biggest stumbling block for a relationship of any age – those over 60 are certainly no exception.

While many people might still enjoy spending time with their opposite number, a sexless marriage is often the final straw for any relationship.”

In fact, in a survey of over 1000 IllicitEncounters.com members over the age of 60, 37% said that a lack of sex at home was their main reason for joining the site.

24% said that they were no longer attracted to their partner, 15% wanted to experience something new, while 10% wanted to feel young again.

Tom, 63, who uses the site, commented: “I haven’t been intimate with my wife in many years. We get along fine, but there’s very little excitement or passion in our relationship anymore. There’s a youthful thrill in meeting someone new for the first time in decades.”
Top 5 Reasons Over 60s Look for Affairs

1.       Lack of sex at home 37%

2.       No longer attracted to their partner 24%

3.       Wanted to experience a new relationship 15%

4.       Other 14%

5.       Rediscover their youth 10%
NOTES TO EDITOR

IllicitEncounters.com is the UK’s leading and longest running dating site for married people. With over 1,000,000 members across the UK, you’re sure to find your perfect match.

Established in 2003, we have been providing a meeting place for like-minded married and attached people for nearly 10 years. Our members have one thing in common – they are all looking for a little romance outside their current relationship. Whether that’s the occasional bit of flirtatious chat, a regular coffee date, or a full-blown affair, that’s up to them.

For comments, case-studies or more information, contact Christian Grant:

Email: press@illicitencounters.com
Office: 020 7729 6098
Twitter: @cheatsafer

 

‘Cheating map’ Reveals Britain’s Top 140 Towns for extra-marital Affairs!

* High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire is Britain’s cheating capital with 2,119 men and women having affairs;
* Brentwood in Essex is the most faithful town – shattering the myth that Essex girls (and boys) are promiscuous;
* High proportion of wealthy commuter towns in the top 10;
* New interactive Infidelity Index lists the number of people having affairs in Britain’s 140 towns leading towns;
* Infidelity Index has been put together by IllicitEncounters.com – Britain’s leading dating website for married people

The most adulterous town in the UK is posh High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, according to a new table of the country’s 140 cheating hotspots.

The middle class commuter town has been officially named as the place where a husband or wife is most likely to have an affair.

Wealthy High Wycombe has 2,119 people cheating out of a population of 120,256.
The interactive Infidelity Index allows users to search a town to discover how many people are having affairs in any locality.

Click here to find your local figure – http://www.infidelityindex.co.uk.

High Wycombe came out highest, with 2.12% of the population cheating.

In second place was another middle class commuter town, Guildford in Surrey, with 1,250 cheats (2.05% of the population) and Aldershot in Hampshire came third.

Cumbernauld, fifth in the overall UK table, was Scotland’s cheating capital. Wrexham, a lowly 55 in the UK table, was Wales’s cheating capital – suggesting that couples in the Principality are having fewer affairs than elsewhere in the UK.

Many of the towns with the highest numbers of cheats are wealthy areas in the south of England.

The most faithful town, perhaps surprisingly, was Brentwood in Essex – shattering the myth that Essex girls (and boys) are promiscuous. Brentwood is where many of the cast of the TV show The Only Way Is Essex live or socialise.

Famous people from High Wycombe include the TV chef Heston Blumenthal, comedian Jimmy Carr, actor James Corden and TV presenter Fern Britton.

With an average house price of £269,681 – far above the national average of £188,270 – it is one of the most desirable places to live in the UK.

The figures were compiled by IllicitEncounters.com, Britain’s leading dating website for married people.

They are based on its own extensive data on the numbers of Britons cheating.

Since its inception 13 years ago, more than 1 million people have registered with the site.
IllicitEncounters.com has seen a 20% surge in registrations in the last five years because many couples simply cannot afford to divorce due economic pressures and ever-rising house prices.

Increasing numbers of couples are trapped in unhappy marriages but they are reluctant to divorce and are using IllicitEncounters.com to inject to some excitement into their lives with like-minded married men who also have no intention of leaving their partners.

llicitEncounters.com spokesman Christian Grant said: “We are increasingly popular in commuter towns like High Wycombe, Guildford, Maidenhead and Ashford. They are doing a lot more than just twitching curtains in Acacia Avenue.

“Spiralling house prices have made divorce increasingly difficult for many couples. They are struggling along unhappily because they simply cannot afford to set up two homes.

“IllicitEncounters.com provides an outlet for men and women who would have an affair whether we were there or not. In coming to us, they can be assured of meeting a like-minded partner seeking some added excitement in their life who doesn’t want to upset things at home.”

Every week, around 20,000 people in the UK are having affairs on IllicitEncounters.com.
The average income of the men on the site is £54,000 a year, with most working in professional jobs.

Infidelity Index – top 140 towns
Town Rankings
Rank Town % of town pop (affairs)
1 High Wycombe 2.12 (2119)
2 Guildford 2.05 (1250)
3 Aldershot 2.03 (729)
4 Beeston 2.00 (939)
5 Cumbernauld 1.91 (841)
6 Maidenhead 1.86 (1660)
7 Runcorn 1.78 (1099)
8 Ashford 1.75 (1180)
9 Taunton 1.75 (1056)
10 Newcastle-under-Lyme 1.58 (1186)
11 Livingston 1.57 (1002)
12 Bracknell 1.57 (1211)
13 Farnborough 1.56 (1017)
14 Loughborough 1.49 (894)
15 Royal Tunbridge Wells 1.39 (527)
16 Gosport 1.37 (979)
17 Widnes 1.36 (835)
18 Stevenage 1.35 (1211)
19 Gravesend 1.35 (750)
20 Tamworth 1.33 (986)
21 Rochester 1.30 (819)
22 Weymouth 1.28 (696)
23 Harrogate 1.27 (932)
24 Hamilton 1.26 (671)
25 Crawley 1.23 (1319)
26 Christchurch 1.22 (660)
27 Bootle 1.20 (615)
28 Shrewsbury 1.20 (858)
29 Margate 1.17 (718)
30 Chatham 1.17 (898)
31 Chelmsford 1.15 (1276)
32 Rugby 1.11 (783)
33 Bury 1.11 (855)
34 Stourbridge 1.11 (705)
35 Clacton-On-Sea 1.10 (554)
36 Bamber Bridge 1.10 (743)
37 Gillingham 1.09 (1139)
38 Altrincham 1.08 (565)
39 Cannock 1.05 (709)
40 Redditch 1.01 (824)
41 Macclesfield 0.99 (561)
42 Bedford 0.98 (858)
43 Halesowen 0.98 (572)
44 Royal Leamington Spa 0.95 (527)
45 Eastleigh 0.95 (745)
46 Kettering 0.94 (527)
47 Grays 0.91 (610)
48 Burton upon Trent 0.91 (660)
49 Maidstone 0.90 (966)
50 Crewe 0.90 (642)
51 Scarborough 0.90 (558)
52 Walton-on-Thames 0.90 (599)
53 Stafford 0.89 (606)
54 Mansfield 0.87 (671)
55 Wrexham/Wrecsam 0.84 (516)
56 Blackburn 0.83 (984)
57 Bognor Regis 0.83 (531)
58 Weston-super-Mare 0.80 (673)
59 Reading 0.79 (1719)
60 Aylesbury 0.78 (563)
61 Walsall 0.78 (527)
62 Folkestone 0.77 (396)
63 Littlehampton 0.77 (430)
64 Esher 0.74 (376)
65 Lowestoft 0.74 (525)
66 East Kilbride 0.73 (543)
67 Sale 0.73 (977)
68 Wallasey 0.73 (439)
69 Hemel Hempstead 0.72 (687)
70 Bebington 0.71 (405)
71 South Shields 0.70 (529)
72 Corby 0.68 (376)
73 Chesterfield 0.67 (594)
74 Batley 0.67 (536)
75 Ellesmere Port 0.67 (410)
76 Willenhall 0.67 (347)
77 Barnsley 0.66 (599)
78 Blackpool 0.66 (972)
79 Darlington 0.66 (608)
80 West Bromwich 0.66 (484)
81 Kidderminster 0.66 (369)
82 Nuneaton 0.65 (563)
83 Neath/Castell-Nedd 0.65 (327)
84 Keighley 0.65 (345)
85 Southport 0.64 (583)
86 Ewell 0.62 (320)
87 Paisley 0.60 (464)
88 Dudley 0.60 (473)
89 Castlereagh 0.60 (336)
90 Colchester 0.59 (702)
91 Slough 0.59 (914)
92 Scunthorpe 0.57 (459)
93 Grimsby 0.57 (507)
94 Woking 0.57 (606)
95 Solihull 0.56 (696)
96 St Helens 0.56 (581)
97 Luton 0.55 (1168)
98 Cheltenham 0.55 (635)
99 Halifax 0.54 (480)
100 Hastings 0.54 (489)
101 Stockton-on-Tees 0.53 (441)
102 Burnley 0.53 (432)
103 Oldham 0.52 (498)
104 Harlow 0.52 (423)
105 Swindon 0.50 (918)
106 Crosby 0.49 (246)
107 Dewsbury 0.48 (304)
108 Rayleigh 0.47 (446)
109 Poole 0.46 (718)
110 Eastbourne 0.46 (502)
111 Atherton 0.45 (318)
112 Huddersfield 0.44 (718)
113 Basildon 0.42 (446)
114 Rochdale 0.41 (444)
115 Bolton 0.41 (801)
116 Warrington 0.41 (684)
117 Milton Keynes 0.41 (702)
118 Washington 0.40 (266)
119 Ipswich 0.39 (565)
120 Telford 0.39 (558)
121 Worthing 0.39 (423)
122 Birkenhead 0.39 (563)
123 Southend-on-Sea 0.38 (675)
124 Doncaster 0.38 (419)
125 Tynemouth 0.36 (241)
126 Hartlepool 0.36 (318)
127 Paignton 0.35 (225)
128 Wigan 0.35 (358)
129 Stockport 0.33 (349)
130 Newtownabbey 0.33 (219)
131 Sutton Coldfield 0.32 (354)
132 Northampton 0.32 (691)
133 Rotherham 0.31 (342)
134 Gateshead 0.27 (327)
135 Watford 0.26 (345)
136 Middlesbrough 0.24 (421)
137 Barry 0.23 (126)
138 Craigavon 0.19 (52)
139 Bournemouth 0.16 (304)
140 Brentwood 0.15 (98)

Revealed: Where Adulterers Meet to Cheat!

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  • Coffee houses and restaurants are the most popular locations for adulterers to meet for a first date as they provide a good alibi should you spot someone you know
  • 10 miles away from your house/work is the best distance for adulterers to meet if they live or work in a city, 15 miles in small villages or towns
  • 65% meet during work hours, while 24% meet up on the weekend and 11% on weeknights
  • The most popular hours to sneak out for an affair during the working day are between 12-3pm and 4-6pm.
  • The research comes from the UK’s leading dating website for married people, IllicitEncounters.com

Arranging to meet with an adulterer for a first date? Your safest bet might be a coffee shop, just make sure it’s a way away from home, so says new research.

IllicitEncounters.com, the UK’s leading dating website for married people, surveyed over 1500 members to find the locations where adulterers meet for a first date. 38% of adulterers meet at a coffee house, 25% at a restaurant, 20% at a bar, 10% at a pub, and 3% at a hotel (4% chose ‘other’).

Spokesperson for IllicitEncounters.com, Christian Grant, explains:

“Needless to say, the general idea here is not only to have an exciting date, but to not get caught. A coffee house not only provides a decent stop for a first date, but a good alibi too. If you get spotted, it’s not exactly improbable for someone to believe that you just got talking to a random stranger in a packed coffee house.

The same could be said of a bar or a pub; it might not be someone’s idea of a romantic first date, but when you’re just getting started, it provides some much needed security.

However, some people skip the pleasantries and just meet at a hotel. Each to their own.”

The research also found that adulterers in bigger cities meet, on average, 10 miles away from their home and/or workplace, while those in smaller, rural locations stray slightly further from home, with an average of 15 miles.

“Don’t defecate where you eat, so they say,” says Grant.

“Meeting in a neutral location is key; you don’t want to be looking over your shoulder for the entire date in fear that you’ll bump into someone you know. It’s even more important for those in smaller towns – news travels fast in small areas.”

65% of adulterers admitted to meeting during work hours, while 24% meet up on the weekend, and 11% on weeknights.

The most popular hours to sneak out for an affair during the working day were between 12-3pm and 4-6pm.

“Those ‘meetings’ that your manager attends out of the office at random hours during the day? Maybe they’re not the sort of meetings that you think they are,” says Grant.

“With familial responsibilities during evenings and weekends, the working day is the least suspicious and easiest time to sneak out for an affair.”

NOTES TO EDITOR

IllicitEncounters.com is the UK’s leading and longest running dating site for married people. With over 1,000,000 members across the UK, you’re sure to find your perfect match.

Established in 2003, we have been providing a meeting place for like-minded married and attached people for nearly 10 years. Our members have one thing in common – they are all looking for a little romance outside their current relationship. Whether that’s the occasional bit of flirtatious chat, a regular coffee date, or a full-blown affair, that’s up to them.

For comments, case-studies or more information, contact Christian Grant:

Email: press@illicitencounters.com
Office: 020 7729 6098
Twitter: @cheatsafer

They Cheated Emissions, Now Their Drivers Cheat Too – VW: The Car of the Adulterer!

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They Cheated Emissions, Now Their Drivers Cheat Too – VW: The Car of the Adulterer!

  • 22% of affair-seeking men and 18% of affair-seeking women in the UK drive Volkswagens
  • English men and women prefer VWs, while Scottish men and women prefer Audis and Volkswagens respectively
  • Men think that an expensive car will impress their date, while women aren’t as concerned
  • The car you drive can reflect your personality and status, hence the popularity of luxurious saloons
  • The research comes from the UK’s leading extramarital dating website, IllicitEncounters.com

Volkswagens are the most commonly driven cars among affair-seekers in the UK, new research has found.

Volkswagen received 22% of the male vote and 18% of the female vote.

In fact, the Germans were dominant, with Mercedes and Audi coming in 2nd and 3rd in the male vote (19% and 14% respectively), and Audi and BMW coming in 2nd and 3rd for women (14% and 12%).

The research also found that VWs were the most popular cars for both men and women in England, while Scottish men opted for Audis, and Scottish women for Volkswagens.

The results come from the UK’s leading dating website for married people, IllicitEncounters.com, who surveyed 1000 of their members.

Spokesperson Christian Grant explains: “It’s a match made in heaven. VW recently became infamous for cheating emissions tests, and it turns out the people who drive their cars aren’t averse to a bit of cheating themselves – it’s all very fitting. VW is no longer the car of the people, but the car of the adulterer!”

Of the top 5 most popular makes, the most popular models were the Volkswagen Scirocco, Mercedes C-Class, Audi A4, BMW 3-Series and Jaguar XKR for the men, while women preferred the VW Golf GTE, Audi Q4, BMW 1 Series, Ford Ka and Mini Cooper.

The research also found that nearly two thirds of men (61%) felt that having a luxurious car would impress their date, while only 25% of women cared about their dates’ choice of car.

“A car is a statement; your wealth, job status, intelligence – you can gauge a lot about a person just by the car that they drive, so it’s hardly surprising to see that a lot of our members are driving expensive German makes,” says Grant.

The least popular car makes for affair-seeking men were Skoda, Nissan and Fiat, with 0.5%, 0.8% and 1.4% of the vote respectively. Meanwhile, Hyundai, Skoda and Toyota were the least popular cars for women, with 0.4%, 0.9% and 1.6 % of the vote.

The Skoda Fabia, Nissan Micra, Fiat Panda, Seat Mii and Kia Soul were the least popular makes for the men, while the Hyundai i10, Skoda Fabia, Toyota Prius, Smart fortwo and Vauxhall Astra were the least popular makes for women.

“We can’t all drive nice cars,” says Grant. “But on the plus side, if you do find yourself driving a Skoda, at least your partner won’t suspect you of cheating.”
The results are as follows:
Most Popular Cars Driven by Affair-Seeking Men

1. VW 22.22%

2. Mercedes 18.71%

3. Audi 14.33%

4. BMW 10.81%

5. Jaguar 6.2%

 

Most Popular Cars Driven by Affair-Seeking Women

1. VW 18.15%

2. Audi 14.46%

3. BMW 12.17%

4. Ford 9.3%

5. Mini 5.1%

 

Least Popular Cars Driven by Affair-Seeking Men

1. Skoda 0.5%

2. Nissan 0.8%

3. Fiat 1.4%

4. Seat 1.8%

5. Kia 2.2%

 

Least Popular Cars Driven by Affair-Seeking Women

1. Hyundai 0.4%

2. Skoda 0.9%

3. Toyota 1.6%

4. Smart 2%

5. Vauxhall 2.55%

NOTES TO EDITOR

IllicitEncounters.com is the UK’s leading and longest running dating site for married people. With over 1,000,000 members across the UK, you’re sure to find your perfect match.

Established in 2003, we have been providing a meeting place for like-minded married and attached people for nearly 10 years. Our members have one thing in common – they are all looking for a little romance outside their current relationship. Whether that’s the occasional bit of flirtatious chat, a regular coffee date, or a full-blown affair, that’s up to them.

For comments, case-studies or more information, contact Christian Grant:

Email: press@illicitencounters.com
Office: 020 7729 6098
Twitter: @cheatsafer

An Open Relationship: Saving Marriages, One Couple At a Time

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Is your marriage a train-wreck? The best way to save it could be by entering into an open relationship, new research has claimed. More than 1500 people took part in a poll, with 5% noting that they have entered an open relationship after having experienced struggles in their current marriage.

Of that 5%, a little over half (52%) noted “a significant” improvement in their marriage after making the decision to enter an open relationship, with 44% specifying that they were more satisfied in the bedroom.

“It’s a difficult concept to come to terms with,” explained Christian Grant from extra-marital dating website IllicitEncounters.com.

“Entering an open relationship might seem scary to some, as it completely undermines everything we’re taught about love and marriage, but more and more people are warming to the idea.”

The results shed some light on how the modern relationship is changing, with more people trying a different approach to turn around their struggling love lives.

“People in an unhappy relationship or marriage are often too scared to speak up and act to save what’s left,” says Grant.

“The UK has one of the highest divorce rates on the continent*, so something’s clearly going terribly wrong somewhere, and not enough is being done to fix it.”

However, Grant explains that the recent research indicates that the paradigm is finally starting to shift.

“With many divorces proving to be far too messy financially, amongst other things, more and more people are seeing open relationships as an excellent solution to their problems. Don’t knock it before you try it.”

Kerry, who has been using IllicitEncounters.com for 3 years, said: “I initially intended to use the site to have an affair, but I opened up to my husband and we’ve been in an open relationship ever since.

I’ll admit that it was a little weird at first, but my husband and I found ourselves happier than we’d been in a long time. Now, we’re both on the site regularly to look for other partners. It’s not as common as a ‘normal’ relationship, sure, but who’s to say what’s normal and what constitutes happiness anyway?”

*Source: http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/vsob1/divorces-in-england-and-wales/2011/sty-what-percentage-of-marriages-end-in-divorce.html

NOTES TO EDITOR

IllicitEncounters.com is the UK’s leading and longest running dating site for married people. With over 1,000,000 members across the UK, you’re sure to find your perfect match.

Established in 2003, we have been providing a meeting place for like-minded married and attached people for nearly 10 years. Our members have one thing in common – they are all looking for a little romance outside their current relationship. Whether that’s the occasional bit of flirtatious chat, a regular coffee date, or a full-blown affair, that’s up to them.

For comments, case-studies or more information, contact Christian Grant:

Email: press@illicitencounters.com
Office: 020 7729 6098
Twitter: @cheatsafer

 

Red Tuesday: Tuesday Before V-Day Is the Most Popular Day of the Year to Dump Someone!

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Make sure to hold on to the receipts for those expensive Valentine’s Day gifts because on 9th February, there’s a good chance you’re getting dumped. That’s according to IllicitEncounters.com, the UK’s leading dating website for married people, who have dubbed 9th February as Red Tuesday, the top dumping day of the year.

IllicitEncounters.com surveyed over 2000 of their members, with 27% admitting to have broken up with someone in the week leading up to Valentine’s Day. Why so close to Valentine’s Day? Spokesperson for IllicitEncounters.com, Christian Grant, explains:

“You’re on the cusp of what is generally considered to be one of the most romantic and important days for any relationship, and then you realise that you don’t love your partner as much as they love you, so to save yourself the embarrassment or shame of having to declare your love to someone you don’t really care for, what do you do? You take the lesser of two evils and dump them.”

IllicitEncounters.com’s survey also found the ways in which people have previously dumped their partners on Red Tuesday, with the majority (26%) choosing to break the news by text. 24% braved a face-to-face conversation with their now ex-partner, with 22% dumping their partner by phone.

Interestingly, the number of people who dumped their partner via instant messaging services such as WhatsApp, and social media networks like Facebook and Twitter, increased from last year, with 13% choosing to break up over Facebook, 10% over WhatsApp, and 7% breaking the news to their partner in a lowly 140 characters on Twitter. Ouch.

Grant explains: It’s not an easy thing to do [breaking up with someone] especially given the timing, so many people opt for the easiest option available, which is evidently anything that avoids face-to-face contact.”

Interestingly, IllicitEncounters.com has reported a record number of members signing up to the site in the lead up to Valentine’s Day.

“It’s not the first time that this has happened,” explains Grant. “For the thousands of people who break up, there are many who choose not to do so. Whether that’s out of fear, or whether they’ve already paid out on an expensive weekend away in Paris, they simply grit and bear it… but that never lasts for too long.

No one is going to sit around do nothing if they’re in an unhappy relationship, and sites like IllicitEncounters.com are evidently a popular alternative for those who don’t dump their partner this Red Tuesday.”

NOTES TO EDITOR

IllicitEncounters.com is the UK’s leading and longest running dating site for married people. With over 1,000,000 members across the UK, you’re sure to find your perfect match.

Established in 2003, we have been providing a meeting place for like-minded married and attached people for nearly 10 years. Our members have one thing in common – they are all looking for a little romance outside their current relationship. Whether that’s the occasional bit of flirtatious chat, a regular coffee date, or a full-blown affair, that’s up to them.

For comments, case-studies or more information, contact Christian Grant:

Email: press@illicitencounters.com
Office: 020 7729 6098
Twitter: @cheatsafer

More Women Will Have An Affair In 2016 Than Ever Before, And Here’s Why…

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Fellas, lock up your wives, the average woman is more likely to have an affair in 2016 than ever before, so claims IllicitEncounters.com, the UK’s leading dating website for married people.

IllicitEncounters.com studied various data trends, including the increase in their female membership year-on-year since the site’s inception in 2003, and the activity of their female members, to predict that women are up to 20% more likely to have an affair this year compared to 10 years ago, and up to 33% compared to 20 years ago.

Christian Grant, spokesperson for IllicitEncounters.com, explains: “There are several reasons for this predicted upward trend, not least of which is the advancements in the way we communicate. Sites like IllicitEncounters.com could not and did not exist 20 years ago, but now we live in a world where you’re only ever a few clicks of a mouse away from finding a potential lover. Meeting someone, and hiding your tracks, has never been easier.”

In fact, January saw IllicitEncounters.com receive almost double the amount of female sign-ups on a daily basis compared to the same time period in 2015. But, although instant messaging services and various social media platforms have undoubtedly aided affair-seekers, the leap in technology is not the sole catalyst behind this predicted increase in female adulterers, as Grant explains.

“Having an affair is being seen as less of a cardinal sin and more as a daily occurrence – a fact of life. You take one look at the news and you see François Hollande, President of France, cheat, then it’s Kristen Stewart, darling of Hollywood, or John Terry, once England captain for many years – it’s an absolutely endless list, and it undoubtedly has a big influence on the behaviour of the public. We always look to others to justify our own actions – it’s basic human nature – so to see so many celebrities have affairs, people, or in this instance, women, begin to think, ‘yeah, why not, it’s perfectly normal.'”

The influence of culture and society doesn’t stop there, however, with Grant adding: “The modern day affair is very much a product of its time. The 21st century woman, or at least the stereotypical image of her, is independent, one who is far less reliant on her husband than she has ever been.

With women slowly but surely edging closer to financial equilibrium, the potential threat of divorce, and the lack of financial security that comes with it, no longer looms large – with women earning more on average than ever before, they’re less dependent on their partner to provide for them; in other words, there’s less risk attached to their affair, assuming their husbands find out of course, so they’re invariably more likely to cheat.”

Sophie, 39, is a frequent user of IllicitEncounters.com, and she explains: “I think that women are encouraged to feel more empowered in this day and age. Add to the fact that women are working longer hours, developing more stress, and require more stress-relief…

About 10 years ago, women would go to work, pick up the kids, go home, cook dinners – that’s all changed. There are more child care options than ever before with nannies and au pairs, and the concept of being a dad has changed too –  now, dads spend more time with their kids in order to allow their wives to have more time on their own, without realizing what they might be up to.”

NOTES TO EDITOR

IllicitEncounters.com is the UK’s leading and longest running dating site for married people. With over 1,000,000 members across the UK, you’re sure to find your perfect match.

Established in 2003, we have been providing a meeting place for like-minded married and attached people for nearly 10 years. Our members have one thing in common – they are all looking for a little romance outside their current relationship. Whether that’s the occasional bit of flirtatious chat, a regular coffee date, or a full-blown affair, that’s up to them.

For comments, case-studies or more information, contact Christian Grant:

Email: press@illicitencounters.com
Office: 020 7729 6098
Twitter: @cheatsafer

Wey aye, man! Men Would Cheat on their Wives with Geordie Lasses More Than Anyone Else!

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Women of Newcastle, hold your heads up high, affair-seeking men across the UK have just voted you their #1 choice for the women that they’d most like to have an affair with. That’s according to IllicitEncounters.com, the UK’s leading dating website for married people, who surveyed over 1400 of their male members.

IllicitEncounters.com’s spokesperson, Christian Grant, explains: “Geordie’s are known for being hot. Whether it’s Cheryl, Holly Hagan, or Vicky Pattison, Newcastle is well-known for producing some of the most attractive women in the country, so it’s not a surprise to see them fare so well among our members.”

Andrew, a 38-year-old business executive from London, added: “While women from Newcastle are known for their looks, there’s also something to be said for the city itself – it’s a great place to go and visit, and somewhere you’d look forward to meeting up with someone, although I’d probably have to pick up some of the local lingo first!”

“Location is always a big consideration for anyone looking to have an affair,” explains Grant.

“The idea is to escape from your existing miserable marriage, and Newcastle as a city provides some comfort, with plenty of nightlife and things to do.”

But while it might be good news for those in the North-East, it’s not pleasant reading if you’re from the midlands, with Birmingham and Coventry making up two of the bottom three places.

“What comes to mind when you think of Birmingham?” says Christian Grant.

“Gloomy, industrial, Jasper Carrott – that’s not exactly screaming ‘come and get me’ now is it? Newcastle represents youth and fun; the Midlands couldn’t be further from that. It’s just all a bit boring really, isn’t it?”

The misery for those in the Midlands is compounded further, with one respondent adding: “there’s nothing really sexy about the Midlands is there?”

Joining Birmingham and Coventry down the bottom is Liverpool, while London and Manchester round off the top 3.

The full results are available below:

Locations Percentage
Newcastle 14%
London 12%
Manchester 10%
Edinburgh 10%
Bristol 9%
Other 9%
Belfast 8%
Brighton 7%
Sheffield 6%
Glasgow 5%
Birmingham 5%
Liverpool 3%
Coventry 2%

NOTES TO EDITOR

IllicitEncounters.com is the UK’s leading and longest running dating site for married people. With over 1,000,000 members across the UK, you’re sure to find your perfect match.

Established in 2003, we have been providing a meeting place for like-minded married and attached people for nearly 10 years. Our members have one thing in common – they are all looking for a little romance outside their current relationship. Whether that’s the occasional bit of flirtatious chat, a regular coffee date, or a full-blown affair, that’s up to them.

For comments, case-studies or more information, contact Christian Grant:

Email: press@illicitencounters.com
Office: 020 7729 6098
Twitter: @cheatsafer