{"id":12896,"date":"2023-12-29T15:24:40","date_gmt":"2023-12-29T15:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xlovecam.com\/blog\/?p=12896"},"modified":"2023-12-29T15:24:40","modified_gmt":"2023-12-29T15:24:40","slug":"coronavirus-le-confinement-pousse-a-linfidelite-virtuelle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xlovecam.com\/blog\/en\/psychology\/coronavirus-le-confinement-pousse-a-linfidelite-virtuelle\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus: confinement leads to virtual infidelity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>You\u2019d think that being locked up alone with your other half would bring couples closer together. Quite the opposite! It seems that confinement actually encourages virtual infidelity.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8098 size-full aligncenter\" title=\"couple-infid\u00e9lit\u00e9-virtuelle-en-ligne-covid19-coronavirus-40etplus\" src=\"https:\/\/www.xlovecam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/couple-infidelite-virtuelle-en-ligne-covid19-coronavirus-40etplus.jpg\" alt=\"couple-infid\u00e9lit\u00e9-virtuelle-en-ligne-covid19-coronavirus-40etplus\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" \/><\/p>\n<p>One of the surprising consequences of Coronavirus confinement: online infidelity! The covid19 is definitely harmful in many ways, especially for couples. That\u2019s what the extramarital dating site Gleeden has said, revealing a sharp rise in traffic. An increase that particularly affects couples who are confined to each other. Could the pandemic be revealing the unhappiness of certain couples? Should more separations be expected once confinement ends? Or is it simply a fantasy, just to \u00ab\u00a0keep busy\u00a0\u00bb during this period?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> But above all\u2026 is it wrong? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><b>Singles and couples, the same battle<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re on your own or with someone else, finding a booty call or your significant other while you\u2019re locked up at home is mission impossible. Getting on well with your partner isn\u2019t always a given either when you\u2019re locked up face-to-face with the other person, even if you think they\u2019re the love of your life.<\/p>\n<p>So for once, neither position is enviable. Especially when you\u2019re in a relationship and the other person is fooling around online. There are a number of reasons for this: tension, lack, estrangement (when you\u2019re in a relationship but separated for various reasons), \u2026 All of which can trigger a desire to look elsewhere, or a new way of finding a little love. And that\u2019s why some people turn to dating apps.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8099 size-full\" title=\"profil-infid\u00e8le-infid\u00e9lit\u00e9-virtuelle-en-ligne-covid19-coronavirus-40etplus\" src=\"https:\/\/www.xlovecam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/profil-infidele-infidelite-virtuelle-en-ligne-covid19-coronavirus-40etplus.jpg\" alt=\"profil-infid\u00e8le-infid\u00e9lit\u00e9-virtuelle-en-ligne-covid19-coronavirus-40etplus\" width=\"564\" height=\"830\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><b>Infidelity in figures<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>37% of French women have cheated on their partner. This is the result<b>ofan Ifop study for <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ladn.eu\/advertiser\/gleeden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Gleeden<\/b><\/a><b> on female infidelity<\/b>. Little by little, the moral taboo that hangs over women\u2019s infidelity \u2013 much more so than men\u2019s \u2013 is fading. As a result, this figure is up 4 points since 2016. For their part, 45% of French men admit to having already gone elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>Some studies estimate that infidelity concerns :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/40-et-plus.fr\/17-hommes-infideles-qui-se-sont-fait-chopes-betement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>30 to 40% of men<\/strong><\/span><\/a> have had relationships outside couples.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xlovecam.com\/blog\/en\/15-signes-que-votre-femme-vous-trompe\/#pll_switcher\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>15 to 25% of women<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>But popular magazine polls and other surveys on specialist websites give higher estimates: \u2018around 50% of married people are said to be unfaithful.<\/p>\n<p>According to G\u00e9rard Leleu\u2019s research, the three main causes of infidelity are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Impossible married life (around 40% of cases).<\/li>\n<li>Feeling of lack of attention or tenderness (around 35% of cases).<\/li>\n<li>Outright loss of desire for one\u2019s partner (around 25% of cases).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The French are the champions of infidelity! In 2019, more than one in three French people (35%) say they might be unfaithful if they were sure no one would ever find out. And the greatest champions of those who dream of being unfaithful are men! (We\u2019re not going to say \u00ab\u00a0yet?!\u00a0\u00bb, are we?). Rest assured (or not yet, for that matter), women, too, are beginning to think about being trifling with someone other than their official. More than a quarter of them (27%) could be unfaithful, compared with\u2026 only 16% of British women, 17% of Belgian women, 22% of German women and 20% of Spanish women\u2026 No consolation for Italy this time (19%).<\/p>\n<h2><b>40: the average age for virtual infidelity <\/b><\/h2>\n<p>It would seem that the passage to 40 is a difficult time for people in their forties: they need to reassure themselves, prove things to themselves, spice up their lives a bit, start all over again, etc. While some dating applications and sites have seen their stats plummet, such as those based on geolocation or senior dating, others, like Gleeden, are happily taking advantage of this confinement.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> Long<a href=\"https:\/\/www.xlovecam.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>livevirtual infidelity<\/strong><\/span><\/a>!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Indeed, the extramarital dating site recorded an increase in traffic of over 270% in March compared with the same month in 2019. What\u2019s more, the number of new users is soaring, with registrations up by more than 170% since the start of containment (i.e. March 17), according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/pressroom.gleeden.com\/fr\/coronavirus-confinement-infidelite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>press release <\/b><\/a>issued by the platform on March 25.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-700 size-full\" title=\"chiffres-infid\u00e9lit\u00e9-virtuelle-en-ligne-covid19-coronavirus-40etplus\" src=\"https:\/\/www.xlovecam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/7a4d99a08f50a5eb3d7dcd98fdece885.jpg\" alt=\"chiffres-infid\u00e9lit\u00e9-virtuelle-en-ligne-covid19-coronavirus-40etplus\" width=\"564\" height=\"513\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8091 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.xlovecam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/4a42dbb4229e504687e10e5df1d1ba62.jpg\" alt=\"LolaBrink5-single-bilities-charge-mentale-celibat-xlovecam\" width=\"564\" height=\"475\" \/><\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s even more frightening is the change in user behavior since the coronavirus kept everyone at home. In particular, the site points out that its users are making longer exchanges with their \u00ab\u00a0keys\u00a0\u00bb (2h30 on average versus 1h before); they are also more active on the platform, updating their profiles more often, and above all, that discretion is the watchword among many of them. Yes, you have to keep busy!<\/p>\n<h2><b>Is it possible to be a cuckold because of confinement? <\/b><\/h2>\n<p>With smartphones, it\u2019s much easier to connect discreetly to the platform and indulge in virtual infidelity. Gleeden also emphasizes this use, since 9 out of 10 connections are made from cell phones. In fact, even if it\u2019s easier to be discreet with a cell phone, the application still offers a \u00ab\u00a0discreet\u00a0\u00bb mode, adopted by at least 79% of users, which offers the possibility of having an interface resembling Facebook or Twitter, perfect for deceiving the person who will glance in from afar. And for those who want to be even more stealthy in the switch when the other person gets a little too close, it\u2019s possible to choose the \u00ab\u00a0emergency exit\u00a0\u00bb option, favored by 76% of users, which lets you leave the application by shaking your phone. No need to see or hear.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8093 size-full\" title=\"infid\u00e9lit\u00e9-virtuelle-en-ligne-covid19-coronavirus-40etplus\" src=\"https:\/\/www.xlovecam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/944313a0-7360-11ea-bf7f-54d64205b1d0.jpg\" alt=\"infid\u00e9lit\u00e9-virtuelle-en-ligne-covid19-coronavirus-40etplus\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><b>So is it really infidelity? <\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Is it really cheating? Let\u2019s think about it for a second. Given that non-essential outings are forbidden, isn\u2019t chatting just another way of having fun, talking to someone other than your buddies on a video chat and your partner, to whom you have little to say after 15 days of staring into each other\u2019s eyes? Knowing that you can\u2019t go beyond a physical encounter, isn\u2019t it simply the fulfillment of a fantasy? Or a desire to seduce, knowing full well that it won\u2019t go any further than screen flirting? That\u2019s for each couple to judge, according to the limits they\u2019ve set themselves.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12897 size-full\" title=\"vrai-faux-infid\u00e9lit\u00e9-virtuelle-en-ligne-covid19-coronavirus-40etplus\" src=\"https:\/\/www.xlovecam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/vrai-faux-infidelite-virtuelle-en-ligne-covid19-coronavirus-40etplus.jpg\" alt=\"vrai-faux-infid\u00e9lit\u00e9-virtuelle-en-ligne-covid19-coronavirus-40etplus\" width=\"564\" height=\"719\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><strong>For Marjorie Cambier, sex therapist and clinical psychologist<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0Fantasy has an intrinsic freedom that we don\u2019t find in the real world; it opens up the field of possibilities and can be extremely rich, as long as we give ourselves permission to fantasize\u00a0\u00bb. Almost anything is possible when it comes to entering the realm of fantasy. And yet, for some of us, fantasy activity can sometimes seem shameful and guilt-inducing. For the expert, however, it is \u00ab\u00a0inherent to sexual life itself.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>But fantasizing about another person irrevocably gives rise to a feeling of infidelity, whether fleeting or more deeply rooted in oneself. \u00ab\u00a0We tend to think that fantasizing is cheating, or it means there\u2019s something wrong with our partner, that we don\u2019t love him or her anymore. But the correlation between fantasy and real life isn\u2019t all that obvious. There\u2019s a freedom in fantasy that you don\u2019t find in reality. So we can indulge in a lot of things without it having any influence on our relationship with our partner,\u00a0\u00bb explains the sex therapist.<\/p>\n<p>In any case, virtual infidelity still has a long way to go.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You\u2019d think that being locked up alone with your other half would bring couples closer together. Quite the opposite! It seems that confinement actually &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":12898,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"Lockdown Love Woes: Rise in Online Infidelity Amid Covid","_seopress_titles_desc":"Discover how confinement during COVID-19 led to a surprising rise in online infidelity, challenging couple dynamics. 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