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Couples on Netflix can’t stop cheating and you’re probably guilty too

Fiza Pirani
By Fiza Pirani
Feb 13, 2017

Have you been caught watching “Stranger Things” or “The Walking Dead” episodes ahead of your significant other? You’re not alone.

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A new Neflix study found that 46 percent of streaming couples on Netflix have "cheated" on their significant other by doing just that.

To come up with the results, data was collected through 30,267 responses to a SurveyMonkey survey. Analysts further balanced the sample by age and gender to represent an adult online population who watch streaming shows as a couple in more than 20 countries.

Analysts found that the number of “cheaters” has tripled since 2013. And according to the study, 60 percent of consumers said they would cheat even more if they could get away with it.

And the "once a cheater, always a cheater" rule applies, too. According to the study, 81 percent of cheaters are repeat offenders. Forty-four percent have cheated more than three times.

Though it happens all over the world, Brazil and Mexico are the most guilty. Streaming couples in the Netherlands, Germany and Poland are the most loyal.

The Netflix infographic below illustrates the most common cheating motivations and behaviors: