Interestingly, while it doesn’t seem like a huge difference, there is a difference in the type of infidelity that the sexes find difficult to forgive, with men more likely to forgive emotional cheating, but not physically, and vice versa for women.
In addition, 85% of women in the study admitted that they had already been forgiven for infidelity, while the number of men who had been forgiven was lower at 80%.
The study also looked at financial fraud.
If you are not sure what this means, “financial infidelity” is defined as “any willful financial deception between two or more people” who have “a stated or unspoken belief in mutual honest communication on financial matters”. So basically pretending a new purchase was an old purchase, saying that you bought something on sale but paid full price, or hiding purchases and receipts would fall into this category.
Is your partner cheating on you financially?
Not only did the study show that financial fraud is on the rise, but most people consider it to be as serious a breach of trust as an affair. (Shocking I know)
In fact, 16% of people think it’s worse. This is also reflected in the consequences of financial infidelity: almost 20% of respondents said that financial fraud, rather than infidelity, led to their divorce.
“Many couples are facing increased financial pressure and uncertainty today, so our members believe that trust in this arena is a must,” said Isabella Mise, director of communications at Ashley Madison. “For most of the people who come to our side, marriage is less of a fairy tale than a pragmatic partnership, in which things like money play a big role in the quality of life that they can build together as a couple and for their families. If this trust is tarnished and financial errors are exposed, this can have real consequences for the budget from their point of view. “
Dr. Tammy Nelson, TEDx spokesperson and author of When You’re The One Who Cheats, says Dr. Tammy Nelson: “When you and a partner move in together or get married, you can have a conversation and reach an agreement on how to deal with common finances. This includes a financial plan – who pays which bills from which account, how much you will save for the future, how much risk you both take on investments, etc.
“Financial infidelity occurs when one or both partners break the agreement without the knowledge or consent of the other.”
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