No, he’s just an old friend, he’s like a brother to me… (Picture: pojoslaw)

You might want to sit down for this, men.

Apparently nearly half of women in relationships have a back-up bloke – a man waiting in the wings in case things don’t work out with you.

A whopping 43 per cent of women have a Mr Plan B, according to a survey of 2,000.

Unsurprisingly, the most likely candidate is an ‘old friend’ – yes, it’s that guy who is ‘just like a brother’ to her.


Others might be ex-boyfriends or ex-husbands, colleagues or someone they have met at the gym.

Back-up bloke is typically someone she’s known for about seven years and there’s a one in three chance you’ve met him already.



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One in 10 have already confessed their undying love for her, and he would ‘drop everything’ for her, according to one in five women.

Worryingly, one in four women say their feelings for him are just as strong as for you.

Fifteen per cent say their feelings were stronger.

However, one in three doubt anything would ever happen, so it’s probably fine.

A spokesman for OnePoll.com, which carried out the study, said: ‘For our research to establish that almost half of women in relationships have a Plan B is a worrying sign.

‘This news may cause a few men in relationships to think twice about not taking the rubbish out or choosing a night down the pub in favour of a cosy night in with his partner.’

Interestingly, 46 per cent of those surveyed suspected their husband or boyfriend might have a back-up woman of their own, although men were not polled to verify this.

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