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Almost a third of all Tinder users are married, a shock new study has claimed.

In news which will send a chills through the lonely heart of anyone looking for romance on the dating app, the analysis firm GlobalWebIndex said women used Tinder to "window shop" for extracurricular nookie.

Its research claimed more than half of all lecherous lady love-seekers were already in a relationship, with 40 percent of them married to their unlucky partner.

About a third of dirty dog blokes were in relationships, with just under a quarter locked in 'till death or divorce.

These numbers come from a survey of more than 47,000 people.

"This suggests that women are keener than men to go 'window shopping'," said Jason Mander, head of trends at GlobalWebIndex.

"It is clear that there is a segment of the audience using Tinder for purposes they shouldn't be.

"The natural assumption is that married people are using it to cheat on their partners."

He also suggested married people could be using the app to meet new friends which live nearby.

Yeah right.

If your partner claims this when you catch them in the sordid act of of solo swiping, we'd recommend a healthy dose of scepticism - and a very good divorce lawyer.