Research carried out for AIAF [Associazione italiana degli avvocati per la famiglia e i minori], the Italian Association of Family Lawyers, has found that 55% of Italian men and 45% of Italian women have extramarital affairs, reports the Telegraph.
People in Milan have the most affairs whilst Rome has the dubious honour of coming second in the list. Most affairs begin at work with the long lunch break being the favourite and most convenient time for amorous assignations.
Wronged husbands and wives tend to find out about their partner’s infidelity when they find suspicious text messages or emails, though some still receive anonymous letters informing them of what is happening.
Social networking sites are making it easier for people to have affairs and 90,000 Italians are members of Gleeden.com, a dating site for the married.
Around 50% of Italian husbands and wives whose partners are having affairs know about the situation and suffer in silence.
Would you suffer in silence?
