According to a market research company, OnePoll.com, a new study shows that over 50% of women in co-relationships have a backup plan in place in case the current one does not work out.
This implies that a woman has another man in mind as her Plan B i the event of a breakup. Married women are more likely to have a second option in place as compared to those in a relationship.
Oh, and this isn’t just limited to dating couples but also includes married women. Now before you get all judgy, there is actually a simple biological explanation to it. Read on…
SUMMARY
- 50 Percent of Women in Relationships Have A Back-up Partner In Mind, According To New Study. Some Women Revealed Back-up Was Friend Of Current Partner 😮
- Half of women have a back-up plan in case they break up with their current partner, according to a new study.
- In most cases, the plan-b partner is an old friend, an ex-boyfriend or ex-husband.
- In some cases, it can be a work-boyfriend or gym partner.
- Some of these woman stated the feelings they developed for the new guy are just as strong if not stronger than their current partner.
- Some women have even boldly claimed that their back-up was a friend of their current partner 😳
Researchers surveyed 1000 women both married and in a relationship and the results are pretty interesting, reports Mail Online. As per the research, 50% of the women admitted to having a fall-back partner who has somehow fancied them. Be it their gym buddy, office friend or an ex-boyfriend.
As per the survey, one in ten women said that their ‘Plan B’ has already confessed his love for them. Four to five women in ten said that they met their backup partner while they were with their better-half, while a similar percentage said he was ‘on the scene’ long before.
Four in ten women also confessed that their feelings for the backup partner are as strong as they have for their actual current partner. Moreover, 12% of women admitted that they feel more strongly for their backup partner as compared to their present lover.
Half of the women who participated in the survey also said that their current partner was probably well-aware of the third-party. Some of them also admitted that their current partner has met their Plan B. But many of these women have also said that they ‘doubted’ anything would ever happen with the other man, so, it technically wasn’t ‘cheating’.
Talking about the research, a spokesman for online market research company OnePoll.com told Daily Mail,
He further added, “With sites like Facebook and Twitter, it’s easier than ever to stay in touch with an old flame. Men need to be aware of any ‘old friends’ that turn up out of the blue that’s for sure.”
According to the researcher at Gangestad & Simpson, ‘the strategy of having a back-up partner could also be about having a mate to procreate with in case of a break-up’. Other reasons for having a backup partner include insecurities or unhappy and unsatisfactory relationships.
