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6 November 2006 'Open' marriages Most Briton's are monogamous and encouraging your partner to have an affair or relationship with another person can cause relationship problems according to family support charity Scottish Marriage Care. SMC Chief Executive Mary Toner said that 'open' marriages as discussed by The Scotsman and The Daily Record today, were rare but couples who identified fidelity as a problem or symptom of a deeper problem survive adultery if they worked through their problems. "Most couples who make a commitment to each other make it an exclusive commitment. You do hear of these kinds of relationships but in my experience it is very much a minority and infidelity almost always has a devastating effect on a relationship." The first global survey of sexual behaviour, published in The Lancet last week, revealed that societal concerns about rising promiscuity were unfounded. The most recent data from the Office of National Statistics also concluded that monogamy was still the dominant pattern of behaviour in Britain. Almost 11,000 divorces are granted each year in Scotland and family breakdown is estimated to cost the Scottish economy £1.5billion each year. Counselling has long been identified as a key factor in relationship resolution. Nationally, adultery features poorly as a
reason for divorce. Official figures for 2005 show
only three percent of divorces were due to
adultery with non-cohabitation as the most
prevalent reason, account for 85 percent. Only
17.5 percent of clients seeking services from SMC
identified adultery as a reason for relationship
problems.
For further information, please contact: April Mitchinson, Research and Communications
Manager Phone:0141-222 2166 |
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