A website asking people to tell of their infidelities has revealed surprising information, its Dunedin creator says.
Hundreds of people from all over the world have participated in the anonymous online questionnaire, which asks a range of questions including "Did you regret it?" and "Did you tell your partner?"Dunedin-based writer Jerry Cook (45) said the 28-question survey was neither to "condone nor condemn" but to provide information for a book he is working on.
While it was believed more men than women "cheated", preliminary results from the survey indicated it was "split down the middle", no matter where in the world you lived.
"Women have finally got equality in men's last stronghold," he said.
An increasing number of women in the workplace and greater financial independence could be reasons for the shift, Mr Cook said.
Early results of the survey indicated men and women wanted the same from their partners - "more intimacy".
He said it appeared there were four main reasons why people committed infidelities - complacency, opportunities, rationalisation and alcohol.
"But I don't want to come to conclusions until I get a lot more surveys back."
The twice-divorced father of three said his website had been picked up and promoted by a Detroit radio station, resulting in answers from all over the world.
