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Relationships can be hard.

Half the time you wish your other half would just leave you alone, and the rest you’re begging for love and attention.

T’was ever thus.

But be doubly careful how you treat them this week because this Friday is apparently ‘Unfaithful Friday’.


Friday 17 November is the most popular day for affairs, according to research conducted by IlllicitEncounters.com.

They surveyed over 500 adulterers and found that almost 80% have plans in place to get away with their extramarital partner this Friday – which the site concludes is because Unfaithful Friday is the last chance to get away with mistresses before the Christmas break.



The week of the 17th is one of the married-dating website’s busiest, with traffic increasing by 30% compared to any other week in November and December last year.

In fact, they’ve already seen a 41% increase on the first two days of the week so far, with a 50% hike expected for the week as a whole.

‘Chestnuts roasting on an open fire. The thoughtful gift you appreciate but in your heart of hearts don’t honestly like. Stuffing your face full of turkey. It’s Christmas, and for an adulterer, that spells trouble,’ says the site’s spokesperson, Christian Grant.

‘From Christmas shopping to nativity plays to seeing the in-laws, Christmas is undoubtedly the biggest stumbling block for anyone seeing their mistress or histress.

‘That choke point leads to the inevitable: a premature year-ending romp to see out 2017 in style, albeit prematurely.

‘So, if your partner is being coy about their plans this weekend, then it might be best to apply a bit of pressure to the wound and see what they’re really up to.’

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