Typically, such men are well-educated and relatively young, or may have lived in places like the United States or northwestern Europe for extended periods during their formative younger years. Especially when they travel or study outside Italy. Almost Forever Divorce has existed in Italy only since the 1970s. Obtaining one takes at least three years, and cause must be shown. Sadly, it's usually adultery, spawning a cottage industry for private investigators in Palermo and Catania as spouses attempt to gather proof for their cases.
Many couples remain together despite long term infidelity.
Statistics indicate that marital infidelity is far more commonplace in Italy than it is in the United States, Ireland or the United Kingdom. In law, a woman's husband is presumed to be her child's father. A woman who remarries within ten months of her divorce must provide a medical certificate stating she is not pregnant.