Cheating boyfriend or cheating girlfriend, your friends won’t reveal...

Most people know someone who’s secretly cheating on their partner – but would they ever break the friend-code and expose the cheating? We have asked 6,511 of our male and female members to find out.

71% of people know that their friends are cheating, and 83% know the partners who are being cheated on. Astoundingly, 96% say they would never reveal to their friend’s partner that they are being cheated on.

The primary reason for not exposing the cheating is because the majority (34%) do not want to be the person responsible for destroying original relationship. 30% said they would like their friends to protect them in the same way, and 23% feel it is their duty to cover for their friend.

Founder and CEO of Victoria Milan,** Sigurd Vedal**, said the results show the friendship code is still alive and well when it comes to cheating.

“Any friend that a cheater confides in about their adulterous affairs is going to be a very, very good friend, and will never reveal what they know. The friend-code is unbreakable, and cheaters are almost unanimous in saying that the person being cheated on should never be told by a friend of the cheater,” he said.

Survey Questions 6,511 male and female Victoria Milan members polled

Q1. Do you have any cheating friends? Yes (71%) No (29%)

-IF THE ANSWER TO Q1 IS ‘YES’ THEN-

Q2. Do you know partners of your cheating friends? Yes (83%) No (17%)

Q3. Would you tell your friend’s partner that he or she is being cheated on? Yes (4%) No (96%)

-IF THE ANSWER TO Q3 IS ‘YES’ THEN-

Q4. What’s the reason for keeping the secret away from your friend’s partner? I want to cover for my cheating friend (23%) I don’t want to destroy their relationship (34%) I wouldn’t like to be exposed in such a way (30%) I shouldn’t get involved (13%)