Mobile phone checker found that men are more likely to get a quick snoop of their partner’s phones than women are. They look for messages from other men and evidence that they have been unfaithful; however they are less likely to admit to it than women. A huge three fifths of men do this compared to only a third of women.
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62% of men admitted to the offence, compared to only 34% of women. The main reason for doing this is to check that their partner has not been sending inappropriate messages to the opposite sex, 89%. 52% even have the password to their partner’s phone in order to carry out the task.
Shockingly 48% had found something incriminating on their partner’s phone, 53% of which were via text message and 42% over Facebook. 59% of women said that they would confess to snooping to confront their partner about their infidelity, compared to 37% of men who would bring it up.
Ironically, 31% said if they found their partner checking their phone that they would consider ending the relationship; however 36% were careful and didn’t leave their phone unattended for their partner to have a quick look through it.
Adam Cable, Director of Mobile Phone Checker made the following comment on the results of the study:
“No one can deny that it’s hard to resist looking at a partner’s phone if the opportunity arises to have a sneaky peek. Our findings reveal a pretty surprising trend of snooping in the UK though, particularly amongst men- which may be a sign that mobiles are either making it more difficult for couples to build trust in a relationship, or simply making it easier for people to spy on their partner’s actions! Whatever the motivation may be for this behaviour, I now can’t help but wonder just how many take their phones to the toilet with them to avoid being snooped on. Let’s just hope they wash their hands after!”