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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Having run in those circles for about a decade, I have a pretty good guess as it pertains to married people.  
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[b]About 40% have in the past, are now, or are open to it in the future.[/b]

About 10-20% are actively cheating or looking to cheat at any given time.  The numbers are no different for women than they are for men but women will do a much better job of keeping it a secret.[/quote]

I ran in the same circles and I agree with you, although....

I have always thought something like 20% of men would never cheat, even if forever sexless. 20% of men are dirtbags and their marriage means nothing to them. They are the ones whose wives come on here saying they had a great sex life, but he still cheated.

The other 60% are ones who might be tempted, might give in, probably or definitely will cheat if they are rendered sexless or neglected at home if the opportunity arises. So maybe between your 40% and my 60%, and I could give you a more accurate prediction on any given man if you showed me how attractive he is, how much he travels for work and how great his sex life is at home.[/quote]

A few years ago my girlfriend (27) was after a very cute, innocent married colleague, maybe ten years older, from another location who traveled maybe 6-8 times a year. She didn't think he was getting much at home given what she knew of his wife and just how busy their lives were. FWIW I don't approve of this because I think she undersells HERSELF (the real problem with cheating). I tried to tell her to leave him alone and that she could get someone unattached, but she just wanted a bit of fun. At that point she's my friend first, so I'll still support her and hope she makes better choices.

Anyway, she's gorgeous and fun so I thought if she set her sights on this guy then that would be that. But she told me he wouldn't take the bait. At a conference she sat next to him at a dinner, and tried rubbing her leg against his. She then asked him to walk with her so they could talk as the group went ahead. But although he talked with her, he kept engaged with the group and never broke off with her. She's not sure if he was clueless or if he really didn't want to cheat. Obviously I wasn't there, but sometimes it's hard to tell if the guy really wouldn't cheat or can't believe that this hot thing would actually go for him so he doesn't take the risk.[/quote]

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