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Six in 10 men condone partners' lesbian affairs
Last updated at 23:07pm on 22.09.06
Swinging both ways: Most men aren't bothered if their partners indulge in lesbian affairs
Most British men have no problem with their partner having sex with another woman, a survey said today.
Some 61% took the view "Not a problem! I'm still number one", the study found. Another 31%, while finding it a bit odd, would be willing to forgive a one-off interlude.
Only 4% would be totally shocked and consider leaving and just 3% would feel they could not be near their partner now, the survey found. Women, however, were not so comfortable with thoughts of their lover in gay sex romps.
While nearly a quarter (24%) would have no problem with it, and almost half (47%) would find it a bit odd but forgivable, 18% would be totally shocked and consider leaving, while 11% would feel they could not be near their partner now.
The different attitudes were revealed in the Dream Dates survey by the Lycos internet portal, which involved 3,000 British people and was part of a larger Europe-wide study.
More than a third of British men (37%) wanted sex on the first date, saying "no risk, no fun". Some 24% said they just kissed, with the promise of more at the next meeting.
Only a fifth of women (20%) favoured sex on the first date, with the largest proportion (38%) opting for a kiss and the promise of more next time.
Women are more sceptical than men when it comes to love at first sight. Some 23% of men "absolutely" believe in it and claim to have experienced it personally, compared with only 19% of women.
The thunderbolt moment is believed in by another 23% of men and 20% of women, despite having no first hand experience of it.
Some 36% of men believe in "infatuation, but not love, at first sight" compared with 41% of women. For 18% of men and 20% of women, there is no love at first sight, and real love needs time.
More than half the women (56%) say bad breath is the biggest turn off in a man, while nearly one third of men (32%) cite Botox and silicon as most off-putting.
For women, the second biggest turn off is a beer belly (15%) followed by greasy hair (13%), dirty and shabby clothes (8%) and smelly feet (8%). More than a quarter of men (26%) say that too much make up and hairspray is the biggest turn off, followed by greying thermal underwear (22%).
Being overweight is most off-putting for 14% of men and 6% are turned off most by clothes that are too short and tight.
