A yet-to-be-published study by Denver University grad student Kayla Knapp looked at the relationships of 484 unmarried 18-35 year olds and found that people who had cheated on a partner in the past were 3

New research confirms everything your mom told you about „once a cheater. “ Many unfaithful het Estniska tjej partners tend to be repeat offenders. 5 times more likely to be unfaithful in a subsequent relationship. Yikes.

(The study didn’t account for consensually non-monogamous couples, like those in open relationships or who’d had a threesome with their partner, and also didn’t capture emotional infidelity or online affairs that didn’t involve sexual interaction.)

Not only did 32 percent of people admit to being unfaithful, but-and here’s the kicker-out of those who reported cheating in the initial relationship, a whopping 45 percent went on to cheat again in a subsequent relationship. On the other hand, only 18 percent of people who hadn’t cheated in the first relationship were unfaithful later on.

Unfortunately, if you’re dating a guy who’s knocked boots out of bounds before, this study can’t reveal how to predict whether or not he’ll cheat on you, too. „We don’t know why people who have been sexually unfaithful in the past are more likely to cheat in the future. Do they value fidelity less? Is it a learned behavior?“ says Knopp. „Without that information, it’s hard to say whether an individual might cheat again.“ Still, simply knowing that he’s been dishonest in a prior relationship may be a red flag.

The longitudinal study followed participants over the course of five years, checking in with them every four to six months to ask questions about their love life, including whether they had engaged in sexual relations with someone other than their partner since they’d begun seriously dating

Another interesting finding in Knopp’s research suggests that people who’ve been betrayed in the past are more likely to date a philanderer again down the line-so if you fall into this category, be sure to keep your BS antenna up. Weiterlesen