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If your partner acts like this around your parents, they're more likely to cheat

Sorry but it's true. - by Lucy B
  • 29 Nov 2018
If your partner acts like this around your parents, they're more likely to cheat

What qualifies as cheating differs from relationship to relationship - some draw the line at sex, while others regard any unsolicited contact with the opposite sex as adultery. Wherever you draw the line, however, there are a few dead giveaways that your partner is doing the dirty - including how they treat your family.

According to new data collected by Ashley Madison, a dating site for those who are already coupled up, 61 per cent of cheaters are not close with their in-laws. Of those surveyed, more than 75 per cent said they weren't interested in strengthening this relationship, and just under half reported visiting their partner's fam once a year at most. Additionally, 85 per cent said they were “not worried about what their in-laws think of them.”

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“This may make it easier for people to cheat; a lack of loyalty to their spouse’s family means less family to risk betraying,” explained Dr. Tammy Nelson, sex and relationship therapist and author of The New Monogamy: Redefining Your Relationship After Infidelity.

“Alternatively, a close extended family makes cheating a higher risk behaviour because it means not only hurting your spouse but disappointing the extended family if you get caught. If you don’t care for your in-laws and aren’t invested in their opinion of you, you have less to lose if your cheating is exposed.”

Ashley Madison's Communnications Director, Isabella Mise said of the findings: 

“Our members are really focused on keeping their affair life private, which means creating some distance from extended family and using that time to connect with someone like-minded on our site. They understand the importance of keeping things discreet and want to reduce the opportunity for unwanted judgment or criticism that often comes from in-laws.”

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This article was originally published on Women's Health

Lucy B
Lucy B
Lucy is WH’s Digital Editor, Features Writer, social media guru and resident woo. A long black lover and foodie at heart, she considers peanut butter an hourly staple and believes chardonnay is the superior drop. When she's not at the beach, barre or yoga studio you'll find her coming up with new and improved ways to kill her unkillable houseplants

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