Loved Up? Beware, 2014 Has Been Officially Dubbed ‘The Year Of The Affair’

Nine out of ten affairs are uncovered by a suspicious partner going through their partner's Facebook account, text messages and email history. The statistic was confirmed this week by leading charity Relationships Ireland, who have labelled 2014 “the year of the affair” after noting an increase in the number of couples seeking help after an infidelity. According to Mirror Online, cheaters are more likely to get found out than ever before because they are using social media and texting to arrange trysts with their lovers. “We’re very busy at the moment, more so than last year and affairs are the big thing that keep cropping up lately. Clients generally seem to have slightly less financial worries this year, but the number of couples whose relationship is in trouble because of an affair has shot up," said therapist Tony Moore. “There’s more dating sites and more avenues now to seek out an affair than ever before. It’s much easier now than it ever was. In at least 90 per cent of cases which involve cheating that I’ve dealt with, the evidence of the affair has been found on social media sites like Facebook, emails or the phone. If, for example, a woman is suspicious, she will be inclined to trawl through her husband’s mobile to find evidence.”