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6 May 2020

4133 GB adults surveyed

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An 'emotional affair' may be defined as one where someone shares an inappropriate emotional attraction with a person other than their partner. This generally involves an inappropriate level of emotional intimacy, and hiding the extent of this intimacy from their partner. Which would you find worse if it happened to you?

Conducted 6 May 2020

YouGov surveyed 4133 GB adults

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7%
68%
14%
An 'emotional affair' may be defined as one where someone shares an inappropriate emotional attraction with a person other than their partner. This generally involves an inappropriate level of emotional intimacy, and hiding the extent of this intimacy from their partner. Which would you find worse if it happened to you?

Conducted 6 May 2020

YouGov surveyed 4133 GB adults

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11%
7%
68%
14%

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