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A 45-year-old woman has been deemed to have committed adultery following her having engaged in conversations with men via an online dating site a judge in France has ruled. In what is undoubtedly a landmark decision the couple, known as Nathalie and Bruno who have three children together and separated in 2008, were granted a divorce as result of the wife’s ‘online fidelity’ which had seen her share intimate photos with a number of men via Belgian site Netlog. The divorce was granted as French law states that spouses owe each other mutual respect, fidelity and help with having breached this clause when using such websites. Recent research has indicated that as many as 20 per cent of UK-based individuals between the ages of 18 and 35 have signed up to and used dating sites without their partner’s knowledge with the most commonly used sites being Plenty of Fish, dating app Tinder and Match.com. In spite of both this and the aforementioned hearing, however, spouses in the UK that are affected by ‘online infidelity’ will be unable to utilise this in order to obtain a divorce. Currently, the law of England and Wales clearly states that adultery has only taken place when one spouse has had sexual intercourse with an individual of the opposite sex that is not their spouse. This has been met with criticism, however, as it prevents individuals from filing for a divorce in the event of their spouses having been unfaithful in other ways and also prevents same sex couple from utilising the ground of adultery. Individuals whose spouses engage in other forms of sexual activity with other individuals or that use dating sites without their knowledge can cite these as examples of unreasonable behaviour when filing for a divorce in England or Wales, however.