The state of adultery in South Africa rising
Updated | By Neo Leeuw

The state of adultery in SA - 82.6% of men having affairs aren’t worried about being caught by their wife
“Despite of what anyone says, infidelity is big business because it comes down to human nature,” says Noel Biderman, CEO of AshleyMadison.com. “It is not in our DNA to be monogamous. People cheat because their physical or emotional needs are not being met and a biological drive in each and every one of us can push us to seek out change.”
South Africa’s Official Cheat Sheet
Gender Split |
|
Male |
Female |
|
|
62% |
38% |
|
|
|
|
Age by Gender |
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|
|
|
18-29 |
29.2% |
48.3% |
|
30-39 |
45.1% |
38.9% |
|
40-49 |
16.3% |
9.1% |
|
50-59 |
7.6% |
3.2% |
|
60+ |
1.8% |
0.5% |
|
|
|
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Gender by Race |
|
Male |
Female |
|
White |
58.50% |
55.30% |
|
Black |
16.20% |
21.00% |
|
Coloured |
11.70% |
14.10% |
|
Indian |
7.30% |
5.80% |
|
Asian |
2.10% |
1.50% |
|
Other |
4.20% |
2.30% |
|
|
|
|
No of Affair Partners |
|
4 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
Additional research findings include:
● In JHB alone, over 59.7% of the users have signed up for a “short-term” fling; the fast paced life only gives chances for quick and ardent encounters. Also it has been named as the most popular city for women looking to cheat with 36.2% of females logging online looking for love outside of matrimony.
● Cape Town is the city where more than half of their members (55.3%) are looking for an “Anything Goes” affair.
● Durban is the city where their members are the most steady, at least when it comes to their affairs: 33.4% of them are looking for a “Long-Term” lover.
● Nearly half of women (41.7%) claimed to enjoy a passionate date once a week with their lover.
● A quarter of men (22.9%) agree that dirty weekends away with an extra marital partner are a thing of the past and claim that Wednesday, midweek sexual meet-ups are the best day of the week to embark on an affair.
● 82.6% of men having affairs aren’t worried about being caught by their wife
-Press Release
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