January 9 is revealed as the day people are most likely to start an affair

IT’S been revealed that January 9 is the date that people are most likely to start an affair.

Data from thousands of cheaters has found that the New Year is a particularly popular time among those who are unfaithful.

, a dating site for people looking to cheat, revealed its website is the busiest on the second Monday after Christmas.

This means January 9 is the day your partner is most likely to stray in 2017.

The site, which has a whopping 3.3 million members, says that user activity always increases in the New Year.

A Gleeden spokesperson revealed: “On Monday January 11 2016, the site also recorded an increase in registrations of more than 320 per cent.

“This trend is observed throughout the month of January.”

The findings were mirrored in a survey of 13,000 of Gleeden's users – with many admitting they tended to be more active on the site during January.

Interestingly, 52 per cent of people who said they were likely to cheat during this time revealed it was because they wanted to “regain their freedom” after the festive season.