Dating platform Ashley Madison offers very interesting data on unfaithful people (Photo: GQ Mexico)
This dating app Ashley Madison made an explanatory study revealed the truth of who is more infidels.
Within the framework of religious holidays celebrated every year, the platform had the opportunity to resolve a doubt many people have. Are religious people more or less loyal to their partners? Does not religion allow them to be unfaithful?
Faced with these and other questions, the technological platform revealed: 66% of unbelievers are believers. This can be a huge disappointment to those who believe that devotion to a god encourages people not to betray their partners.
“You may assume that heretics do not identify with any religion or have any moral compass, but our data show that many of our members are actually very religious, and that it doesn’t affect him much.”says Christoph Kraemer, director for Ashley Madison Latin America.
Those who are less religious are more loyal (Photo: Capture)
The study, based on a 2021 survey of more than 3,600 people, also shows that for 37%, religious beliefs are an important part or even central to their lives, and only 17% are atheists or agnostics.
Catholics: The survey revealed that 28% had a more satisfying sex life because they had sex with their main partner several times a week, and 17% had sex with their cheating partner at least once a week.
Atheists and Agnostics: Who is part of this group? they are more loyal It is 26% less common for your spouse to have an informal relationship. But they seem to have less sexual activity than Catholics; Only 17% of cheaters have sex with their primary partner several times a week, and 10% have sex with their relationship partner several times a week.
Protestants and Anglicans: Their sexual activity is average, with 21% having sex with their main partner several times a week and adventure partners (13%) at least once a week.
Religious people are the most unfaithful (Photo: Online and in-person psychological therapy)
In addition a catholic is more likely to be deceivedas cheating is less common among atheists/agnostics (26%) and Anglican Protestants (24%).
On the other hand, the vast majority believe that religious teachings do not adequately and realistically reflect their experience. even if it is personal on issues such as marriage, infidelity and sexuality, this does not mean that they think that all their doctrines should be modernized, but analyzes the prohibition of not having sex before marriage (51%), and marriage is considered a sacred bond (54%).
Just because the most unfaithful of the religious does not mean they never repent, as data collected by Ashley Madison shows that 56% perform their duties. sentences daily, even 16% do so to ask forgiveness for being unfaithful and 13% pray to improve their sex life.
“The only sin mentioned twice in the Ten Commandments is adultery, and 28% of our members truly believe that cheating is a sin. Almost half of those who feel guilty after meeting a partner believe that these feelings are directly caused by what their religion teaches. He says it doesn’t affect him,” he said.