The ten most popular reasons for affairs in Ireland have been revealed in a new survey.
The pandemic has led to a wave of cheating in Ireland, with a 27 per cent increase in activity on affairs websites this year, according to IllicitEncounters.com.
The survey of 2,000 people showed that cheating is booming in Ireland as people return to everyday life after two years of the pandemic.
The results showed that Irish women cite being unhappy with the sex from their regular partner as the number one reason why they cheat.
While for men, alcohol is the leading cause, with most saying they are more likely to stray when they are drunk.
The second most common reason for women cheating was because they were drunk, and an opportunity arose.
The survey found that women were more likely to actively seek new affairs online, which was the third most common reason for females straying.
In fourth place on the female list was the need for a change and fifth place went to an office romance.
Mismatched libidos was the second most common cause of male cheating, with lots of cheaters saying they wanted more sex than what they were getting from a lover at home.
In third place on the male list was boredom which comes from having sex with the same person all the time.
The need to turn over a new leaf at the start of the year was fourth on the male list, and fifth place went to the office romance.
Jessicia Leoni, sex and relationship expert at IllicitEncounters.com, said: “Cheating is booming in Ireland as we finally start to return to normal after two years of hell.
“For the first time in two years, affairs activity is exceeding pre-Covid levels as cheaters make up for lost time by having an affair.
“The antics of Josh and Fola on Cheaters (a BBC new drama) will resonate with lots of people who have ended up in bed with a stranger when they were boozing.
“Like the couple in the show, lots of cheaters get a taste for affairs once they have taken the plunge.”
BBC1’s Cheaters tells the story of a couple, both with partners, who have sex while on a trip to Finland when their flight home is cancelled, and they get drunk together in a bar. It kicked off on BBC1 last week and all the episodes are on the i-player.
Ten most common reasons why women cheat in Ireland
1) Sex is bad at home
2) I was drunk
3) I went looking for excitement online
4) I fancied a change
5) Met someone at work
6) Mismatched libido with partner
7) Stranger came on to me
8) Revenge for my partner cheating
9) Monogamy is unnatural
10) New Year, new me!
Ten most common reasons why men cheat In Ireland
1) I was drunk and a chance came up
2) I want sex more than my partner
3) I get bored with sex with the same person
4) New Year, new me!
5) Met someone I liked at work
6) My friends were cheating, too, and I decided to give it a try
7) Revenge cheating
8) I went online looking for fun
9) Life’s too short to stick with one partner
10) I like adding to my total of partners and keep a tally
