A single woman has revealed she has met up with over 150 married men because they have a “desire to please and feel wanted”. The 52-year-old education worker from Surrey has been using dating websites aimed at attracting married men for 14 years, having initially signed up while she was with her husband. Despite initially worrying that the sites could be seen as “immoral”, she decided to take the plunge and sign up.

She said her marriage was “miserable” at the time, leaving her feeling “lonely,” lacking both physical and emotional intimacy. She says since she joined the Illicit Encounters website, she has met over 150 men, although she’s only had sex with four. The woman - who wished not to disclose her name - says relationships with married men have stretched between eight months and five years.

The woman likes to “compartmentalise” her relationships with married men, knowing they will “never be mine”. Speaking to Closer, she said: “I only become intimate with men I have feelings for. It’s important to compartmentalise these relationships.

They’ll never be mine but we meet up weekly when life allows - it’s surprisingly easy to escape for hours at a time if you want to - there’s always ‘friends to meet up with’ or ‘working late’.” In one encounter the woman met a man who brought his wife along to their first date. They told her he would only be allowed to date a mistress who his wife thought she was “prettier than”.

She decide.