Miami has another hard-earned trophy to add to its mantle \u2014 this time for leading the U.S. in new sign-ups for the controversial dating app Ashley Madison, which is marketed to people in monogamous relationships who are looking to have affairs.<\/p>\n
The 305\u2019s lustful reputation is well-established (Ashley Madison named Miami its capital for winter affairs<\/a> last year), so the accolade shouldn\u2019t come as a total shock, especially considering that Florida also ranks high for overall interest in non-monogamous relationships<\/a>. Still, threesomes, throuples, and other types of polyamorous arrangements are typically built on foundations of trust, consent, and boundaries<\/a>, while Ashley Madison\u2019s platform caters to those seeking discreet extramarital relationships.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re asking yourself, \u201cWait, that Ashley Madison? The one with the massive data breach that exposed its members to their unsuspecting spouses?\u201d The answer is yes. In 2015, hackers breached Ashley Madison\u2019s database<\/a> and exposed the names, logins, and payment details of around 32 million users. Apparently, that didn\u2019t kill demand for the app. Neither did the explosive 2024 Netflix documentary Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies, and Scandal<\/a>, about how the breach affected the marriages, families, and communities of those involved. In the last decade, the app\u2019s user base grew from 40 to 80 million.<\/p>\n What\u2019s the appeal of extracurriculars in Miami, other than the beaches<\/a>, restaurants<\/a>, nightclubs<\/a>, and a general appreciation for hedonism<\/a>? In a 2024 interview with New Times,\u00a0 Paul Keable, Ashley Madison\u2019s chief strategy officer, said, \u201cThere\u2019s a much younger demographic [in Miami], and we\u2019ve seen a significant increase in Gen Z joining [the app]. They\u2019re actually the largest member group joining in 2024 America \u2014 which is fascinating, given people assume it\u2019s older people.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis year, make your gift count \u2013 \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOur work is funded by readers like you who make voluntary gifts because they value our work and want to see it continue. Make a contribution today to help us reach our $30,000 goal!\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Keable also suggested that not everyone on the platform is cheating, and that growing interest in nonmonogamy has led to members joining the app with permission from their partners.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve been interested in tracking people who would not identify as adulterers but rather would identify as disclosed nonmonogamists, meaning they are on the site with their partner\u2019s consent, if not participation,\u201d Keable explained. \u201cThey\u2019re really interested in that space and want to see what\u2019s out there beyond the traditions of monogamy, but they still don\u2019t want their family, their friends, and their colleagues knowing about it.\u201d<\/p>\n Miami wasn\u2019t the only Florida city to make the Top 10 list of aspiring cheaters: Orlando came in at No. 2, and Tampa came in tenth. Rounding out the Top 5 were St. Louis, Missouri; Cincinnati, Ohio; and Minneapolis, Minnesota. With stats like these, maybe Miami really is a great place to be single<\/a>, after all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Miami has another hard-earned trophy to add to its mantle \u2014 this time for leading the U.S. in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":79837,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[225,227,226,4780],"class_list":{"0":"post-79836","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hialeah","8":"tag-hialeah","9":"tag-hialeah-headlines","10":"tag-hialeah-news","11":"tag-sex-dating"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79836","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79836"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79836\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/79837"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79836"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79836"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79836"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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