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Cheating Britons are responsible for broken hearts and often damaged marriages. Now it has been revealed how long unfaithful lovers wait before they continue to play the field, and it’s not as long as you would think. According to website Illicit Encounters, which provides a space for unfaithful partners to find affairs, Britons are only waiting three years before they start sleeping with someone other than their partner. They claim the “seven-year itch” is a thing of the past - and modern cheaters move on much more quickly.

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Cheating warning claims your wife or husband is most likely to cheat after three years

And it is women who can’t wait for the longest to begin affairs, according to the site. Of 800 cheaters on the site, the women admitted to waiting only three years and one month before looking for someone else. Men, on the other hand, waited three years and five months to cheat. A spokesperson for Illicit Encounters Christian Grant told the Sun: "For some, marriage has become a race, a symbol of social status, a way to show other people that their life is in a better state than theirs.

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Then those who rushed to marry to keep up appearances find themselves bored with married life. "Now you have the husband, the child, and maybe even the house, but, unfortunately, we're seeing that that's only bound to end in tears,” Christian adds. "Behind that facade, the honeymoon period is incredibly short-lived; the seven-year itch is no longer." A relationship expert has revealed the signs to watch out for if you’re suspicious of your wife, husband, girlfriend or boyfriend.

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