When it comes to infidelity, where do cheaters draw the line when seeking a partner? Their spouse’s family members are a target for some it would seem.
In a new survey, only 6 per cent of adulterers would engage in an affair with a member of their spouses’s family.
This is two-thirds less than the general population, where 17 per cent of men and women admit to having an affair with a sister-in law or brother-in-law.
It seems the majority of surveyed members are more discerning when it comes to infidelity and have the foresight to avoid the complications of an affair with a marital relative.
But for the site’s members who have had an affair with a member of their spouses’s family, 85 per cent were never caught and 28 per cent would do it again.

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Top five reasons people would cheat again with a marital relative:
It was exciting – 65 per cent
The sex was really good 0 56 per cent
It made me feel desired – 36 per cent
It gave me a temporary escape from my marriage – 34 per cent
It saved my marriage – 5 per cent
But 27 per cent of those that admitted to straying with a spouses’s relative say they wouldn’t do it again, and when asked why, 23 per cent say it was a one time thing.
Top five reasons why people wouldn’t cheat again with a marital relative:
It was a one time thing – 23 per cent
I feel guilty, it was wrong – 18 per cent
The sex wasn’t very good – 10 per cent
It broke the family up – 4 per cent
I got caught – 3 per cent
For the majority that have managed to steer clear of crossing this line, only 16 per cent of female and 22 per cent of male respondents admit to being tempted to engage in an affair with a partner’s family member.
When asked how they would feel if their partner cheated with someone from their family, it’s a matter of ignorance is bliss with 40 per cent of female and 32 per cent of male respondents saying they wouldn’t mind as long as they didn’t find out.
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