Unfaithful Britain: Almost half the population has admitted to cheating
When it comes to love, the world is now our oyster - we can choose who to date, live with, marry or divorce.
But it seems having endless options hasn't stopped couples from straying.
A staggering 47 per cent of the British population has admitted to cheating on a partner - whilst 63 per cent have discovered they have been cheated on, a new survey has revealed.
Thrill: Human beings are programmed to crave new things
But despite the nations infidelities, Brits are a forgiving bunch, with 42 per cent of those surveyed admitting they have taken back a partner after being cheated on.
Some (30 per cent) even confessed they would forgive their partner for having a one night stand.
Commentingon the findings, Sexpert Siski Green, author of How to Blow His Mind inBed (Piatkus, 2010), said: 'The fact is that most of the population hasdone it, had it done to them, or at least thought about it.
A new survey has revealed 63 per cent have discovered they have been cheated on
'Human beings seem to be programmed to crave new things - new flavours in food, new music, new clothes - which is why making a relationship work, can be difficult.
'It means weighing up the pros and cons of an affair and realising that you have far more to lose than to gain with a fling. It also means finding ways to add novelty to your relationship so boredom or complacency doesn't set in.'
Over thirty per cent of respondents said they would let their partner cheat on them if it was with a celebrity.
Proving that shes! still g ot it, Cheryl Cole took the gong for being the celebrity that people would mostlikely let their partners cheat on them with (21 per cent), followed byAngelina Jolie (19 per cent) and Kelly Brook (13 per cent).
Surprisingly, Susan Boyle (eight per cent) trumped Tulisa Contostavlos (five per cent) in the celebrity stakes.
Motivation to cheat was usually fuelled by alcohol, with a quarter (25 per cent) of respondents blaming being drunk and not in control of their actions as the primary reason for their philandering ways, the MSN research revealed.
Onefifth (20 per cent) of respondents said that revenge was their primary motivation, as they sought to get their own back on a cheating partner.
Cheryl Cole took the gong for being the celebrity that people would mostlikely let their partners cheat on them with, followed byAngelina Jolie
Green said: 'Cheating on a partner is like cheating on a diet - you know it's bad, you even know that you'll probably pay the price for it, but in
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moments of weakness, desire for someone new (or a big slice of chocolate cake!) your desire to be 'good' is overcome.
'Whether or not cheating is a dumpable offense is up to the individual
'But the key, I believe, is who the cheating was with, how it was discovered and why it occurred - these are the differences between end-of-relationship cheating and a one-off event that might be forgiven.
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