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Women Between 25 and 34 Most Likely To Cheat, Survey

By Christine Hsu | Update Date: Oct 04, 2013 02:04 PM EDT

Women between the ages of 25 and 34 are most likely to cheat, according to a new poll.

A new survey revealed that women who fall in this age group are significantly more likely to seek extramarital affairs.

Researchers also found that 79.2 percent of women they would cheat if they have an unfulfilled sex life.

 The survey, which involved 10,245 British women, reveals that female infidelity is on the rise.

The poll revealed that 35.1 percent of women in the 25 to 34 age bracket and 30.4 percent of women in the 35 to 44 age bracket have cheated on their spouses.

However, cheating women claim that the still love their partners. The survey revealed that 76.9 percent of cheating women say they still love their long-term partner and 95.1 percent say they are not in love with their affair partner. Researchers found that only 11.6 percent say they would leave their long-term partner for their extramarital lover.

The poll revealed that affairs typically lasted from one to three months for 60.3 percent of the women surveyed. Only 19.6 percent of female respondents say they are looking for a one-night stand.

"Women are gaining power in the workplace and they're no longer prepared to accept a disappointing performance from their man in the bedroom," said Noel Biderman, founder and CEO of AshleyMadison.com, according to the Daily Mail.

"Many work long hours, they juggle family and professional responsibilities and find that a busy lifestyle can be both an excuse and a cover for cyber affairs and physical affairs," he said.

"Attitudes to infidelity amongst women are changing fast. The taboo is disappearing, it's no longer a male preserve," he explained. "With smart phones and access to the Internet 24/7, women have the tools to seek out and conduct discreet affairs that leave no 'digital lipstick' in the way that Facebook does."

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