世論 What Japan Thinks

Here’s a fun survey from goo Ranking into what situations may spark the tinder of unfaithfulness, for both men and women.

Demographics

Between the 23rd and 26th of April 2010 1,187 members of the goo Research online monitor group completed a private internet-base questionnaire. 61.4% of the sample were female, 10.1% in their teens, 17.4% in their twenties, 30.9% in their thirties, 24.9% in their forties, 10.1% in their fifties, and 6.5% aged sixty or older. Note that the score in the results refers to the relative number of votes for each option, not a percentage of the total sample.

Looking at the results, I suspect the emphasis is more on when one is not seriously dating at school or university rather than a married person having a bit on the side…

For number 2 for the men and number 6 for the women, yes, engaged and even married people attend dating parties sometimes as the organiser for moral support or whatever, and sometimes because they just enjoy it.

For the guys reading: note answer number three of the ladies – ignore her at your peril!

Ranking result

Q: What situations can spark the tinder of unfaithfulness? (Sample size=458, male)

Rank		Score
1	When a girl declares her love for me	100
2	At a dating party, when a girl on the same wavelength as me comes along	75.4
3	At a dating party, when a girl who is my type appears	61.9
4	When an ex from the distant past gets in touch	57.6
5	When I meet a girl I used to like at a school reunion	51.7
6	When a girl is so much fun to be with that she makes me forget my partner	49.2
7	When a girl is kind to me on a trip	41.5
8=	When I feel I haven’t been on a date with my girlfriend, wife for a long time	38.1
8=	When I unexpectedly bump into an old flame	38.1
10	When I get confirmation that my girlfriend, wife has been unfaithful herself	28.8

Q: What situations can spark the tinder of unfaithfulness? (Sample size=729, female)

Rank		Score
1	When a guy declares his love for me	100
2	When a guy is so much fun to be with that he makes me forget my partner	97.0
3	When I feel I haven’t been on a date with my boyfriend, husband for a long time	93.3
4	When I meet a guy I used to like at a school reunion	91.5
5	When an ex from the distant past gets in touch	89.7
6	At a dating party, when a guy on the same wavelength as me comes along	77.6
7	When I get confirmation that my boyfriend, husband has been unfaithful himself	77.0
8	When my boyfriend, husband is too busy at work and I feel alone	76.4
9	At a dating party, when a guy who is my type appears	63.6
10	When I unexpectedly bump into an old flame	63.0