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Online market research company OnePoll.com conducted a survey of 1,000 women in relationships for the U.K tabloid, ''The Daily Mail''. The purpose of the survey was to determine how many of these female respondents in relationships had a 'Plan-B' (i.e possible alternative to their current partner.) | Online market research company OnePoll.com conducted a survey of 1,000 women in relationships for the U.K tabloid, ''The Daily Mail''. The purpose of the survey was to determine how many of these female respondents in relationships had a 'Plan-B' (i.e possible alternative to their current partner.) | ||
They found: | They found: | ||
* 43% of women reported having a back-up partner | * 43% of women reported having a back-up partner. | ||
* 80% were in contact with the back-up partner | * 80% were in contact with the back-up partner. | ||
* 50% said their partners were aware of this potential replacement | * 50% said their partners were aware of this potential replacement. | ||
* 25% said they had feelings as strong for their back-up partner as they do for their primary partner | * 25% said they had feelings as strong for their back-up partner as they do for their primary partner. | ||
* 15% said their feelings were stronger for the back-up then for their primary partner | * 15% said their feelings were stronger for the back-up then for their primary partner. | ||
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