Americans say cheating unacceptable but still do it

(Reuters)
Updated: 2007-04-17 16:32

The survey also revealed that suspicious partners will try to find out if their spouse is straying.

Eighty-three percent of people questioned in the poll said they would try to trick them into confessing, 63 percent would pay for a private detective and more than half said they would have no qualms about checking emails and telephone logs.

But when people do have affairs they are usually brief. Nearly 30 percent last a week or less and 47 percent are done within a month.

Those who do cheat rarely get caught, only about 30 percent or less, according to the survey. And just 13 percent confess to their misdeeds.


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