Anyone who's watched Geordie Shore might believe that the average night out for young Britons involves heavy drinking, followed by some casual sex. However, a new study shows that while 18-30 year-olds may enjoy the benefits of one-night stands, they do not believe in promiscuity during long, loving relationships as only one in 10 people polled would stay with a partner who had cheated on them.
The Independent reports that Laura Watt, a sociology researcher at Manchester University, analysed findings from the National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles to discover more about Britons' opinions towards sex.
The findings show that 8 in 10 people believe it is wrong for someone to cheat on a partner that they were living with - a rise of 4% over a decade, while the number of people against cheating while in a non-habiting relationship, went up by 7%.
Despite this, the attitude towards sex outside of committed relationships has become much more relaxed over the years, with only 37% believing that causal sex is wrong - a fall from 60% over a decade.
"Young Britons are still extremely conservative when it comes to having more than one partner at once," Laura explains.
"It could be people have a problem with non-monogamy because it can be seen to involve lying. I just think there is a real jealously issue.
"We just don’t like the idea that whoever is sleeping with us is sleeping with someone else," she says.
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