11 things we learned about cheating in 2018

• There doesn't seem to be much chance of cheating disappearing.
• Thousands of people still sign up to infidelity dating site Ashley Madison every day.
• Here's everything new we learned about cheating in 2018.
• Hopefully some of the information can help you recognise suspicious behaviour earlier.

Nobody wants to feel the pain and humiliation of being cheated on. But the sad reality is some people just can't help themselves, and the infidelity dating site Ashley Madison still gets thousands of new sign ups a day.

So, chances are you'll probably have to deal with the temptation of straying, or face the aftermath of being cheated on.

INSIDER has compiled a list of all the new information about cheating we've written about this year, including what people count as cheating and the most likely time of year it could happen to you.

Here's 11 things you should know.

1. Only half of men think kissing someone else counts as cheating

In November, the BBC conducted a survey that found half of young men don't consider kissing someone else to be cheating, compared to 73% of women who think it is. The same survey found that 91% of people would consider sleeping with someone other than their partner as cheating, so that's something.

2. People have different lines for what they consider cheating

Users of Ashley Madison took part in a survey this year which found that 13% of people think fantasising about someone else counts as cheating, and 16% thought it was unfaithful to communicate with your ex. Others had a higher bar, with 29% thinking maintaining an online dating profile was cheating, and 46% saying it was infidelity to send naked pictures to someone else. Read the full results here.

3. More people cheat during the holidays than any other time of year

Data from IllicitEncounters found that Christmas is the most popular time of year for cheating. In a survey of 1,000 users, 57% said they cheated with a coworker at the office holiday party, while 85% said they experienced more feelings of passion and excitement during the holidays, which led to them cheating.