Most women vow vengeance on cheating husbands
April 27th 2010 02:13
I was once told by a friend who'd discovered that her husband had cheated, that there is no greater pain than knowing that you spouse has been unfaithful.
She also told me there is no greater sense of satisfaction that getting revenge.
Hence my lack of surprise at a new survey that landed on my desk that found three out of five people would take revenge if they found out their partner had been cheating.
What did come as something of a shock was how most people would be likely to wreak their vengeance: they'd take it out on the car.
This, of course, suggests that most perpetrators of infidelity are men, which we all know is nonsense.
It's just that when it comes to revenge, hell hath no fury like a woman scorned (I know, it's a cliche, but it fits).
In fact, it's difficult to find a bloke who would admit to wanting revenge on an unfaithful partner. The prevailing attitude among men seems to be one of, 'suck it up princess.'
It's an entirely different story when it comes to the girls, ten percent of whom say their man's wheels would be their number one target in their quest for vengeance.
For some strange reason, age appears to be a factor. Women under 21 say they would damage the paint work - a key dragged from one end to the other or a bottle of paint stripper over the bonnet - while 22 to 25-year olds would go for the windscreen.
Women over 30 prefer the idea of selling their husband's pride and joy for a pittance - the more expensive the car, the lower the price. And the 50 plus age group would simply go for the wallet, spending as much of their spouse's money as they could whilst giving them the silent treatment.
While cars and cash are the preferred methods of payback many women show even more creativity.
Shredding a wandering husband's entire wardrobe ranked highly in the survey, as did physically attacking the wrong-doer.
One particularly angry woman drew up a convincing but fake medical test report saying her husband had tested tested positive to HIV - and mailed it to his workplace.
On a more positive note, no one admitted to considering murder.
She also told me there is no greater sense of satisfaction that getting revenge.
Hence my lack of surprise at a new survey that landed on my desk that found three out of five people would take revenge if they found out their partner had been cheating.
What did come as something of a shock was how most people would be likely to wreak their vengeance: they'd take it out on the car.
This, of course, suggests that most perpetrators of infidelity are men, which we all know is nonsense.
It's just that when it comes to revenge, hell hath no fury like a woman scorned (I know, it's a cliche, but it fits).
In fact, it's difficult to find a bloke who would admit to wanting revenge on an unfaithful partner. The prevailing attitude among men seems to be one of, 'suck it up princess.'
It's an entirely different story when it comes to the girls, ten percent of whom say their man's wheels would be their number one target in their quest for vengeance.
For some strange reason, age appears to be a factor. Women under 21 say they would damage the paint work - a key dragged from one end to the other or a bottle of paint stripper over the bonnet - while 22 to 25-year olds would go for the windscreen.
Women over 30 prefer the idea of selling their husband's pride and joy for a pittance - the more expensive the car, the lower the price. And the 50 plus age group would simply go for the wallet, spending as much of their spouse's money as they could whilst giving them the silent treatment.
While cars and cash are the preferred methods of payback many women show even more creativity.
Shredding a wandering husband's entire wardrobe ranked highly in the survey, as did physically attacking the wrong-doer.
One particularly angry woman drew up a convincing but fake medical test report saying her husband had tested tested positive to HIV - and mailed it to his workplace.
On a more positive note, no one admitted to considering murder.
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