A recent study has shown that 40 percent of people whose partners cheat on them in Hong Kong consider committing suicide or murder.
The Caritas Family Crisis Support Centre (CFCSC) conducted the survey on 480 people who sought counselling assistance between 2013 and 2015 following extramarital affairs.
While 40 percent of interviewees admitted to contemplating suicide or murdering their partner or the ”homewrecker,” 69 percent said they had experienced conflicts because of the affair(s).
The majority of participants in the survey were the victims of cheating, rather than being the cheaters themselves, and 80 percent of the survey pool was female.
Men are dogs. Do the maths.
The study found that 20 percent of people commit affairs because of a lack of communication with their partners, while 18 percent reported being bored of married life.
The workplace was shown to be a dangerous place, as 30 percent of affairs were found to be with colleagues. “Friends” can’t be trusted either it seems, as 28 percent of cheating was with pals.
Paulina Kwok, a centre supervisor at CFCSC, said the majority of people feel betrayed and deceived when they learn of their partner’s affair (ya think?). She advised couples to try and calm down by going “on a break” (it worked out okay for Ross and Rachel) or separating before resorting to violence.
