virtual cheats - news clip & poll

Most love rats are now likely to cheat on their partners by email, according to the findings of a recent survey.

More than 70 per cent of respondents admitted to email flirting behind their partner's back, and online infidelity was the cause of break-up for one in 30 relationships.

and here is the poll that i took while reading it:

Are Online Relationships Cheating?
Have you ever had an online affair?
votes
Yes 4314 51%
No 4186 49%

Can an online relationship be described as infidelity?
votes
Not if you never meet the other person 3533 42%
Having any other relationship is a betrayal 2683 32%
Only if you shared very intimate details 2284 26%

Is sharing emotional intimacy as bad as a physical affair?
votes
No, physical intimacy would hurt more 3340 39%
Yes, being emotionally intimate is worse 1241 15%
Both would be equally upsetting 3919 46%

What would you do if you knew your partner was flirting online?
votes
Nothing, it wouldn’t mean anything to me 1786 21%
Tell them to stop, I’d find it unacceptable 2165 25%
Ask them why they felt like doing it 4549 54%

Would you be tempted to flirt with an old school flame online?
votes
No, that would never interest me 1858 22%
Yes, I don’t see the harm in it 2806 33%
I might like to chat, nothing more 3836 45%

Are school reunion websites to blame for the increase in divorce?
votes
No, people choose to be unfaithful 7061 83%
Yes, the sites encourage people to meet 1439 17%