Scientists have worked out exactly what a man most likely to cheat on his partner looks like… and created a ‘photofit’ image of the love rat
Women looking for love may want to avoid a man who looks like the image below.
Experts used AI to determine the facial features of a typical love rat β and generated a hyper-realistic ‘photofit’ image of him.
Based on thousands of testimonials from lovers who had been cheated on, bald men in their 40s with bigger noses were found to be the least trustworthy.
Smaller lips, blue-gray eyes, frown lines and short facial hair completed the look.
They also created a stereotypical female cheater: she has dark hair, a small nose and is in her early fifties.
When it came to the most common physical characteristics of a love rat, both males and females were described as slim built and with “staring eyes.”
The researchers surveyed 2,000 Brits to find out what the cheaters had in common, then fed the results into an AI image generator that took ‘pictures’ of them.
They also found that men are more likely to admit to cheating, about a third compared to a quarter of women.
Created from thousands of testimonials from loved ones who had been cheated on, AI found that the bald men in their 40s with bigger noses were the least trustworthy
They also created a stereotypical female cheater: she has dark hair, a small nose and is in her early fifties
Nearly four in ten women said they dumped their partner as soon as they discovered him.
Another 12 percent dumped him a month after harassing him, and another 14 percent elbowed him within three months.
Another fifth admit to staying with a cheater for at least two more years. By comparison, only one in ten (13 percent) of unjust men did the same.
According to the research, Manchester was the cheating capital of Britain, with 43 percent of Mancunians having had an affair at least once before.
Sheffield and Cardiff followed with 39 and 34 percent respectively.
Edinburgh, meanwhile, was home to most loyal residents, with more than half (55 percent) claiming to have never cheated on one of their partners or cheated on themselves.
Rosie Maskell, a senior marketing executive at MrQ β who carried out the research β said: ‘Our research found that just under half (41 per cent) are familiar with this painful betrayal, so it may be that many identify with its characteristics in these images.
‘The fact that 39 percent of partners who have been wronged immediately quit shows that loyalty is a valued quality at our partner.
The researchers surveyed 2,000 Brits to find out what the cheaters had in common, then fed the results into an AI image generator that took ‘pictures’ of them
‘It is of course important to note that these are based on statistical analysis and do not apply to all individuals.
‘People’s behavior is determined by their decisions and actions, not by what they look like.’
These findings contrast with a 2020 study who reported a lack of love and intimacy in a relationship were associated with longer affairs and more public dates with the affair partner.
Previous studies have also shown that whether your partner cheats may have to do with how handsome they are, according to researchers at Harvard University.
A Study from 2017 reported that having an attractive male or female partner is like holding a cookie for a dog – almost too irresistible for people outside the partnership.
βMore physically attractive individuals are more likely to be the target of poaching attempts,β the study said.