In these financial times, it seems as though the wealthy are hurting, too. In a recent market research study among individuals with a net worth of $20 million (alas, we did not receive this survey...it must have gotten lost in the mail), it was found that 80% who had extra-marital mistresses were planning on cutting back on their gifts and allowances. 12% said that planned to give up their lovers altogether because of financial reasons.
It seems that these millionaires are curtailing their spending, and their lovers are included. I guess it's harder to hide expensive gives from your spouse when there are fewer dollars in the bank account.
It should be noted that questions about curtailing gifts to lovers came at the end of a longer survey about wealth management. The full survey was administered to 518 people, with 191 opting to answer these "extra" questions. There were some gender differences found, with surveyed wealthy men more likely to curtail gift giving to their lovers than wealthy females. However, because only one third of the survey respondents were female (about 63 total), I don't think this difference is statistically significant.
The full story is here. I guess it's nice to know that the rich, or those in bed with the rich, are suffering just like the rest of us!
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One of the main indicators of fraud in a business is infidelity. As a former auditor, we were told to keep an ear out for any extramarital activity that may be going on with executives or management along with any financial hardships, gambling, or drug activity.
Couple that with your survey, and I would say that those same people may very well be stealing from the companies they work for...
That's really interesting. I guess infidelity in one area spills over to infidelity in other areas, as well.
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