marriage detective

The increase in the infidelity rate has cause the increase of marriage detective.


The managing director of one of the private investigator agency, KS Solution (not the real name) confessed that 90% of his business is doing the job for the husbands or wives. They are either checking to prove a point or tracking the status of the spouse.Proving a case is critical in the divorce proceeding and the financial rewards is quite good. In some cases, proving that your spouse is unfaithful will decide the fate of  the children's custody.

A survey by Durex, had shown that Malaysia ranked third in infidelity ranking out of the 36 countries.  Thirty three percent of men interviewed said that they cheated their wives at least once and surprisingly 39% of the women are doing the same. Of course there are many clarification needed to be be done, such as the method of interview. If you so a phone survey, it exclude 50% of the groups that do not have phone. If you do it in English Language, the it exclude 70% of the population who are not English speakers.

The marriage detectives are earning a handsome income. They  are charging anything between RM1000 to 1500 per day. According to the agencies, there are high expenses incurred. The tracking of the spouses need expensive equipment to take the pictures and sometime record the conversation that can be used in the court of law. In certain cases, the investigator has to go international, to Singapore and Thailand tracking the suspects.

According to a local psychologist, the increase of the infidelity had alot to do with the current change in the social life and the technology. It is easier to meet other people now, with plenty of opportunities with the social media. The ladies are more exposed and not limited to house chores like what it use to be 50 years ago. So, it is quite natural to be attracted to people of the ideal character, and opportunities for private relationship is wisely opened. This also mean, more jobs for private marriage detective.