10. Washington, District Of Columbia
Marriage Rate: 47%
Divorce Rate: 9%
Separation Rate: 2%
Happiness Index: 42.85
Google Search Interest for an Affair: 30.78
9. Atlanta, Georgia
Marriage Rate: 47%
Divorce Rate: 9%
Separation Rate: 2%
Happiness Index: 50.36
Google Search Interest for an Affair: 33.66
The Peachtree State has many a church and Southern hospitality and charm to spare, but all of that politeness can’t knock down a growing epidemic of adultery, most notably in and around Atlanta, the state’s capital and largest city — as well as it’s landed on a few lists of the highest concentration of gay Black men.
Adultery is considered a misdemeanor in Georgia, and it can be used against the cheater in divorce proceedings — even though “proving” it can be difficult from a legal standpoint.
8. Knoxville, Tennessee
Marriage Rate: 49%
Divorce Rate: 11%
Separation Rate: 3%
Happiness Index: 42.85
Google Search Interest for an Affair: 30.69
7. New York, New York
Marriage Rate: 47%
Divorce Rate: 9%
Separation Rate: 2%
Happiness Index: 47.84
Google Search Interest for an Affair: 31.77
6. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Marriage Rate: 46%
Divorce Rate: 13%
Separation Rate: 2%
Happiness Index: 51.72
Google Search Interest for an Affair: 31.59
5. Nashville, Tennessee
Marriage Rate: 48%
Divorce Rate: 12%
Separation Rate: 2%
Happiness Index: 49.00
Google Search Interest for an Affair: 32.58
4. St. Louis, Missouri
Marriage Rate: 47%
Divorce Rate: 9%
Separation Rate: 2%
Happiness Index: 42.85
Google Search Interest for an Affair: 32.04
3. Houston, Texas
Marriage Rate: 47%
Divorce Rate: 12%
Separation Rate: 2%
Happiness Index: 49.00
Google Search Interest for an Affair: 32.67
2. Forth Worth, Texas
Marriage Rate: 46%
Divorce Rate: 12%
Separation Rate: 2%
Happiness Index: 51.46
Google Search Interest for an Affair: 30.96
1. Dallas, Texas
Marriage Rate: 47%
Divorce Rate:12%
Separation Rate: 2%
Happiness Index: 49.00
Google Search Interest for an Affair: 32.85
Don’t mess with Texas, especially with someone else’s husband or wife. Three cities in the Lone Star State — Houston, Fort Worth and Dallas— are among the country’s most unfaithful, which may explain why so many folks are drawn to the growing nightlife in these Texas cities. Plus, the money is flowing as one of the best places to buy a house.
In Texas divorce proceedings, however, the wronged spouse isn’t required to prove definitively that extramarital intercourse actually occurred, only that it likely happened.