Modern love ain’t what it used to be. That’s the upshot of a survey that USA Network commissioned in connection with the network’s new drama, “Satisfaction.”

Most of the Gen X and Gen Y members surveyed rated their relationships at 3.5 out 10 (on a scale where 1 is nothing like their parents' link and 10 was exactly like it).

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How is love different today? For many, love is more monogam-ish than monogamous, love is probably not forever, and, for some, love is digital. Here are some of the survey’s more surprising highlights.





A slight majority of those surveyed (54 percent) believe cheating can be justified. Their most acceptable reason: “They cheated on me.” But there's a double-standard: While 82 percent said they would have "zero tolerance" for someone chating on them, 81 percent said they would cheat if there were zero consequences to their actions.

Parenthood was the biggest predictor of infidelity among respondents. Parents were more likely than non-parents to admit that they’ve cheated (24 percent vs. 15 percent.)



Three-quarters of survey participants admit they have fantasized about being with someone other than their partner. And 48 percent said they don’t feel guilty for it.



Most of the Gen Xer’s and Gen Yer’s in the survey (51 percent) believe monogamy is “a social expectation but not a biological reality.” And 40 precent said "until death do us part" should be removed from wedding vows, with nearly half (48 percent) believing marriage vows should be renewed.



A majority of the Gen X'ers and Gen Y'ers surveyed (58 percent) said couples therapy — once the realm of pairs with problems in their marriage — is advisable before marriage.



Nearly a third of respondents (31 percent) said they have been involved in a purely digital relationship. Men aged 25 to 34 were most likely (39 percent) to have had one, and parents were more likely than non-parents (13 percent vs. 9 percent.) Plus, 19 percent of men (and 13.5 percent of women) said they'd developed affections for someone they don't know, but followed online.



The Internet has made stalking easier, and a surprising number of people admit they’ve taken advantage of this. Women in the survey were more likely to stalk their ex-partner’s new beau (35 percent of women did it, vs. 17 percent of men.) Younger women in the survey were more likely to digitally stalk than older ones: Forty-five percent of Gen Y respondents said they had followed an ex online, as opposed to 20 percent of Gen Y women.

"Satisfaction" premieres on USA Thursday night at 10 p.m. ET.



