Half of all women have a plan B relationship according to OnePoll.com. Despite being in a long term relationship, engaged or married, 50% of women have a fall back if their partner left them or vice versa. The purpose of this is so they are not left single if things turn sour with their existing man.
Do you have another love in reserve?
As it turned out married women are those who have more plan b's than those who are just in a relationship.
So what does a plan b look like? It would seem that it is generally an old friend who has always held a candle for their friend of the opposite sex. Other offenders are an ex, a work colleague or someone they have met at the gym. They have seen her sweat and still want to be with her so it's a match made in heaven.
A spokesman for online market research company OnePoll.com said:" For our research to establish that 50 per cent of women in relationships have a 'Plan B' is a worrying sign.
"This news may cause a few men in relationships to think twice about not taking the rubbish out or choosing a night down the pub in favour of a cosy night in with his partner.
"This could spark fear in men across the UK and be great news for women looking for that extra bit of love and care so that their attentions aren't swayed."
The plan b man is usually someone that a women has known for around 7 years- perhaps the longer they have been acquainted with them the more pressured they can be about their feelings for her if she were to jump ship. The main reason for so many women having the confidence to say that they could have another man if they wanted to be because of unfinished business- maybe they never had sex? Perhaps they liked each other at different times or maybe they broke up because of external circumstances rather than their incompatibility.
It could be that plan b men are not afraid to tell their women how they feel-unlike their partners- with one it ten men being open an honest about their love. One in five think that this man would drop everything if she suddenly said 'let's do this'.
Plan b man might be someone they have known since being with their current partner- or an old flame from before they even met their significant other- but either way they are there lurking in the shadows, waiting to pounce.
But what does it say for the woman? Does she have these feelings back? Apparently- yes she does- and just as strong as his. Which begs the question why they never got together in the first place? Many women act on these feelings with phone calls, text messages, letters and secret meetings- which arguably borders on an emotional affair.
Shockingly, half of these women said that their partner knew of a third party and joked about it, however some were just plain uncomfortable bringing it up in conversation- that their partner has an almost bit on the side. Understandably if it's a friend of the spouse- he may not be enticed by the prospect of talking about his wife's imminent affair.
The one redeeming feature about this research is that one in three women believed that nothing would ever happen with plan b man- but it does beg the question- is it the women putting the stoppers on or the other man?
Perhaps the idea is exciting but in reality, some women would never stray- and see it as flattering that they have an ongoing admirer- but on the opposite end of the spectrum- some would seriously consider ditching their partner for the man behind the curtain.
A OnePoll spokesman added: "The saying 'the grass isn't always greener', clearly isn't deterring women of today.
"They understand that anything can happen and are ensuring they have a solid back up plan should things go sour with their current man"
"With sites such as Facebook and Twitter, it's easier than ever to stay in touch with an old flame. Men need to be aware of any 'old friends' that turn up out of the blue that's for sure.
"One thing is for certain, men across the UK today will be giving their partners that extra kiss goodnight this evening."
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