Study: Cheating runs in the family

Parents who are cheaters are likely to have offspring who cheat

A study from Texas Tech and the University of Nevada found that infidelity is hereditary. The researchers surveyed 300 students and questioned them about their parents’ relationships to test their own likelihood to commit the same relationship crime. 30% students said they had cheated on a partner at least once while 33% of participants confided that their parents had been unfaithful.

Nearly 44% of the students who said they had cheated also had unfaithful parents, whereas 22% of students claimed they had never been unfaithful despite having parents who cheated.