Our new survey has discovered that guys and girls who like furry friends are most likely to pursue an affair. And you thought kitten and bunnies were symbols of innocence? ;) Read our new release out today :
Sara x
Be it back-to-school blues, or the terrible summer weather, IllicitEncounters.com, the UK’s largest extramarital dating agency, has experienced a boom in young married women seeking affairs this week.
The website, which has been running since 2003, has received around 400 female profiles a day since Monday – double the usual daily rate of 200. The number of unique female users each day has eclipsed the number of male users two-fold, and administrators say that this September is already looking like it will be the busiest month in the site’s history.
In addition to the findings, IllicitEncounters.com also stated that the age of its female members is decreasing. In 2004, when the wesbite had been open just a year, the average age of female members was around 39. Over the last 2 years however, this number has dropped to just 35, suggesting that younger and younger women are embracing the idea of extramarital relationships.
Sara Hartley, representative from IllicitEncounters.com, suggests that, as with previous years, the new school year is always characterised by increased female activity on the site; “When the kids go back, our older female members take the opportunity to log back on and reengage with their secret lives once more. For newer female members, the motivation comes from a similar place; they have spent months waiting hand and foot on their children, and co-ordaining stressful family get-togethers. Joining IE is simply a way for them to relish their new-found freedom, and do something where their needs no longer take a backseat.”
The weather hasn’t helped either; “This summer has been pretty dismal,” says Sara. “No sunshine means couples are far less happy and more irritable, therefore more likely to become stressed and frustrated in their relationship. Pressure also mounts when those feeling the crunch are forced into taking staycations. 2 weeks under each other’s feet in a dingy local hotel is not usually a recipe for passion!”
IllicitEncounters.com has in excess of half a million members across the UK and Ireland.
Personally, I’ve always been partial to a French accent…but not our ladies apparently. In a survey, in which asked our members which accents they find sexiest, ‘cockney’ and ‘geordie’ scored very high with the ladies. Men were down on cockney, but way up on Welsh and Irish accents. Over all, the West Country and the West Midlands had a big thumbs down from both genders. Poor mites.
You can read the whole story here…
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/195103/Cheating-posh-wives-love-a-cockney-study-shows
Sara x
Mistress Karen Marley was featured in the Observer magazine this weekend, where she talked candidly and articulatel about her experiences. I find her absolutely fascinating – take a peek when you can…
(There was a lovely picture of her in the paper but I’m afraid it’s not available online…you can always check out her blog though).
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/aug/15/online-dating-up-close-personals-karen-marley
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…was our story about men getting caught. With Mr Crouch and co all over the press recently, I guess we shouldn’t be surprised! We were in the Telegraph too…
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/7942192/Unfaithful-men-twice-as-likely-to-be-caught-cheating-than-women.html
Rosie’s on BBC NI this Monday coming to chat about the findings; if you’re in the area, do listen in, or check it out online here…
Sara x
…hard.
It’s a fact. The travel press love us. Our story last week about how female’s are more likely to get all extramarital on holiday has gone global!
http://www.benzinga.com/press-releases/10/07/p386922/wives-more-likely-to-cheat-on-holiday-than-husbands
http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/07/22/women-more-likely-to-cheat-on-vacation/
http://www.gadling.com/2010/07/22/women-more-likely-to-cheat-on-vacation-than-men-says-new-study/
http://thestir.cafemom.com/love_sex/107065/women_on_vacation_like_to
Really interesting stuff. And rather unexpected, if I do say so myself! Keep an eye out for more fab stats in the future. With our new site survey tool, there is no stopping us!
Sara x
More puns than you can shake a linguistical stick at…
http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/news/837953/French-cheat-on-wives-less-than-British.html
More statistics from this survey available from our press office. Contact Rosie on presspr@illictencounters.co.uk.
Sara x
So, we completed our survey of French and British attitudes towards adultery…and the News Of The World are running an exclusive this Sunday. 5,000 participants from France and Britain took part – it’s looks to be our juiciest survey yet! Have a gander while you’re out in the sunsine.
Sara x
It’s been a looong time since IllicitEncounters.com first carved out it’s little comfy corner in cyberspace – but for the last 7 years, we has pursued a relatively low-keycampaign in terms of marketing and advertising…
However, the site has been growing and growing over the last two years, and we now feel it is the right time to take things a step further. IllicitEncounters.com is seeking a media buyer with the right attitude to work on expanding our advertising.
We are especially happy to hear from those who have experience using our site, or who feel they have a clear understanding of the needs and wants of our members (both current and potential).
Please contact our CEO Adam on ascott@onlinetechgroup.com for more information.
Sara x
Awww, see. You’re all a bunch of softies, really.
Our poll last week asked our wonderful members about the kindof relatioship they were looking for on IE. Aaaand, despite the fact that the press like to pin us as a bit of a sleazy website, we now have evidence to the contrary. Of the 3372 ladies and gents that responded, 41% (the majority) said they were just looking for that one special person…
Not to say that everyone is – 22% were looking for a series of casual affairs, and 20% for just one short-term fling. Still though…rather a romantic bunch are we not?
As for me, I’m more of a “the more the merrier” kind of girl! Oops…maybe I should take that back…?
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