The definition of cheating is blurred – well, for men it is anyway.
A recent study surveyed more than 300 men and 300 women to find out what they considered to be cheating.
Unsurprisingly, any sexual activity with another person, including ‘sexting’, counts as cheating according to 100 per cent of all men surveyed.
That’s to be expected, but an alarmingly low 8 per cent of men think that seductively dancing with someone is cheating, just 14 per cent think flirting is cheating, and only 28 per cent think that sharing a kiss – drunken or otherwise – counts as cheating.
While women unanimously agreed that any sexual activity consisted as cheating, their views on dancing, flirting and kissing were vastly different.
A further 21 per cent think that dancing counts as cheating, 39 per cent think flirting counts as cheating, and as many as 88 per cent think that sharing a kiss with another person is crossing the line.
There was some agreement between men and women, as only 25 per cent of men and 22 per cent of women agreed that attending a strip club counts as cheating, while per cent of men and 9 per cent of women agreed that ‘liking’ or complimenting someone’s photos on social media crosses the line.
Men and women also saw some agreement when it came to holding hands (10 per cent men, 8 per cent women agree it counts as cheating), remaining good friends with a previous partner (15 per cent men, 26 per cent women) and even having intimate thoughts about someone else (11 per cent men, 29 per cent women).
Cheating is more common among the most educated members of the public, according to a survey of cheaters.
What is more, cheaters usually choose to pursue an affair with someone who has a lower level of education than their partner.
A whopping 86 per cent of respondents to the survey were university educated or higher.