Facts on Affairs

Since 60% of marriages are affected by affairs you need to know the facts:

Those who have affairs are more likely to divorce.

Over 75% of affair marriages end in divorce.

Women under thirty are as likely as men to have an affair.

Love affairs are different from sex affairs.

Religion is not a deterrent of affairs.

Men and women have love affairs for the same reasons but sex affairs for different reasons.

Around 15% of women and 25% of men have more than four affairs during their married life.

Most affairs last between 2 - 3 years while some last a lifetime, but the consequences also can last a lifetime.

Fewer than 10% of affairees divorce their spouse then marry their lover.

Over 75% of those who do divorce and marry their lover divorce again.

Nearly 80% of those who divorce during an affair are sorry later.

For those whose marriages survive an affair, recovery takes between 1 and 3 years.

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