MSNBC.com and iVillage Reveal Results of Lust, Love & Loyalty Survey

After reading this new! you will know why I perfer meeting a poor man than a rich man
(Yep! Most of the rich men a player! but poor men can also be a player too!!!)

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Americans' Attitudes On Relationships and Infidelity Uncovered

REDMOND, Wash. and NEW YORK, Apr 16, 2007 (PrimeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) --
Temptation is everywhere -- in the media, on the street, even sitting in the cubicle 小臥室 next to you. But is infidelity不貞 in America a trend on the rise? The MSNBC.com/iVillage Lust, Love & Loyalty survey, which examined topics ranging from the rules of monogamy to the reasons for straying, revealed that nearly one in four married adults has cheated on their spouse.

That's despite the fact that the majority of women (81 percent) and men (62 percent) agreed that it was never acceptable to cheat. However, the sexes have differing opinions on what constitutes cheating. While most people agree that physical contact, including kissing, is cheating, men and women are split on other types of behaviors. Seventy-seven percent of women consider online sexual talk or Webcamming to be cheating, only 57 percent of men agree. And 73 percent of women label sending flirtatious emails to a co-worker as cheating, compared to 53 percent of men. The most common cheating partners are friends (40 percent), followed by co-workers (35 percent).

"The good news is that most of us fear cheating more than we really need to," said Julia Sommerfeld, senior health editor for msnbc.com. "People overestimate the rate of cheating by nearly double. Perhaps that's because we're deluged 洪水 with images of cheating at the movies and in celebrity magazines. We think if Reese Witherspoon and Sienna Miller are getting cheated on, who's safe?"

The survey also revealed the more money you have, the more likely you are to cheat -- at least if you're a man. While income level doesn't have much of an impact on whether women stray, survey results show that cheating directly rises along with income for men.

Both men and women surveyed reported that they would be willing to go to extremes to catch a cheating partner. Eighty-three percent would try to trick their partner into confessing, 63 percent would hire a private investigator, and more than half would snoop on e-mail or check phone logs. But if you are being cheated on, chances are you have no idea. Survey respondents said that only about 30 percent of cheaters get caught and even fewer, 13 percent, confess on their own.

"We've always had the inside scoop拾起 about what's on the minds of women everywhere, especially when it comes to relationships," said Deborah Fine, president of iVillage. "This new survey gives us a closer look at how both men and women perceive monogamy and infidelity. No doubt the results will set our message boards on fire."

The MSNBC.com/iVillage Lust, Love & Loyalty survey results also revealed:



* Lovers have little to do with love. Most cheaters say they do love
their committed partner, but they stray for other reasons. Men say
it just comes down to wanting more sex (44 percent), while women are
more often seeking emotional attention (40 percent).

* Most affairs are brief. Twenty-nine percent last a week or less; 47
percent end within a month.

* Cheating brings out a range of emotions. Forty-nine percent of
Americans felt guilty; 43 percent felt more attractive; 39 percent
regretted their decision; and 32 percent felt stressed.

* Matthew McConaughey and Jessica Alba topped the list of celebrities
who could lead us to stray. Angelina Jolie was the object of desire
for one in 10 men and women.


The MSNBC.com/iVillage Lust, Love & Loyalty survey was conducted online in February 2007 and included 70,288 survey respondents, including more than 65,000 msnbc.com readers. To see the complete findings of the survey, please visit www.loyaltyresults.msnbc.com.

About msnbc.com

Msnbc.com delivers a fuller spectrum of news. Drawing on its award-winning original journalism, NBC News heritage, trusted sources and Microsoft's advanced technologies, the site presents compelling, diverse and visually-engaging stories on the consumer's platform of choice. Based in Redmond, WA, msnbc.com is a joint venture of Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT) and NBC Universal (NYSE:GE).

About iVillage Inc.

iVillage Inc, a division of NBC Universal, is the first and largest media company dedicated exclusively to connecting women at every stage of their lives. Ranked the #1 online destination for women with 16 million unique visitors (comScore MediaMetrix), iVillage.com offers an authentic community infused with compelling content from experts on health, parenting, pregnancy, beauty, style, fitness, relationships, food and entertainment. The site's interactive features include thousands of message boards and a wide variety of social networking tools, allowing women around the world to connect, share ideas, and seek advice and support about everything from fertility to fashion.

Established in 1995, iVillage's brand extensions include iVillage UK, iVillage Total Health and owned sites Astrology.com, GardenWeb and gURL.com, in addition to the Newborn Channel. The company, acquired by NBC Universal in May 2006, is based in New York.

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SOURCE: MSNBC.com