100,000th member looks for an extra marital affair....

IllicitEncounters.com, the world's biggest extra marital dating website, has signed up its 100,000th UK member . A site spokesman told us "With membership soaring by a couple of thousand a week, IllicitEncounters.com is a clear indication that the 34% of married people having an affair - now choose to look for one online". There are now more than 10,000 members in Scotland, 6,000 in Wales, 2,500 in Northern Ireland, 500 in Southern Ireland, 2,500 non-UK and the remaining 78,500 are in England.

London, UK (PRWEB) June 27, 2007 -- IllicitEncounters.com, the world's biggest extra marital dating website, has signed up its 100,000th member.

On average, 220 people have joined the site every single day in 2007 -- six times the rate during the same period in 2006.

"More than 25,000 people have joined IllicitEncounters.com since the New Year -- the growth has, quite frankly, been astonishing," said a spokeswoman for IllicitEncounters.com

"On average, 220 people have joined the site every single day in 2007 -- six times the rate during the same period in 2006."

There are now more than 10,000 members in Scotland, 6,000 in Wales, 2,500 in Northern Ireland, 500 in Southern Ireland, 2,500 non-UK and the remaining 78,500 are in England.

"We've been trying to understand why people get so intent upon having an affair, but we believe it was summed up by one member in quite heart-rending fashion: 'Imagine being in a loveless marriage that you can't or won't get out of - for whatever reason - and facing half of your life or more without intimacy or interest in your so-called life partner'," said the spokeswoman.

"'It doesn't bear thinking about -- and while it takes a long time to get into the mindset, you know an affair is the only way to preserve your sanity and self-esteem, and, in fact your marriage.'

"Put like that, the reality is that many people who have affairs are actually victims of circumstances rather than perpetrators of pain.

"Our research illustrates that around 35% of married or partnered people aged 20 to 60 already have a secret affair very much in mind -- whether they're in one, planning one or have had one.

"These are defined as affairs that the person in question sees as being part of an utterly secret life, not as something that will lead to the breaking up of a marriage or family.

"The range of reasons for having an affair is vast -- some people know that time is passing, their relationship is dead or lacking, and that this is perhaps the best way for them to have a life while not upsetting others.

"The vast majority of members are normal people who are not getting from their partner what they need: that can be basic attention, a little romance, fun, travel, or, candidly, safe sex."

IllicitEncounters.com's 100,000 members are primarily from higher demographics, with company directors and owners, education, healthcare and government professionals figuring highly amongst the membership. Most have gone through further education, some to PhD level.

Males having or wanting an affair are most likely to come from London, the West Midlands, Essex, Hampshire, Lancashire, Surrey, Kent, West Yorkshire or Cheshire, while the least likely are from Northern Ireland, the Scottish Islands, the Scottish Borders, Isle of Man, Isle of Wight or Anglesey.

For females, the most likely are from London, the West Midlands, Surrey, Essex, Kent, Lancashire, Hampshire, Cheshire, West Yorkshire or Hertfordshire. The least likely are from Northern Ireland, Powys, Gwynedd, the Isle of Man and Scottish islands.

IllicitEncounters.com was established in 2003 in recognition of a rising demand for such a service.

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