Ashley Madison Scandal 2015: 1 of 6 Men Cheat In The US -- How Women Can Secure Themselves

The Ashley Madison hacking scandal did not only bring about a massive data breach in a website that touted confidentiality but also, and more importantly, forced the United States to face the abysmal state of marriages in the country. With over 20 million registered users, the figures gathered from the Ashley Madison site revealed that one out of every six married men in the United States were registered and are having extramarital affairs.

While the Ashley Madison hack indubitably hurt the men who were caught cheating on their spouses, the pain brought about by the infidelity and the exposure of an extramarital often scars the wives more than the husbands. As the data start to leak courtesy of the hackers of Ashley Madison, more and more marriages are beginning to crumble - with divorce lawyers even predicting that this will be their busiest season yet. However, not all women scorned by the Ashley Madison scandal could just up and leave their husbands.

With the trend today, the women are not only on the receiving end of the pain and humiliation but are also caught in a very difficult situation. More often than, the women are the ones who choose to give up their professional careers in an effort to stay at home with the growing children and attend to the needs in the family home. Hence, these women become quite dependent on their husbands which would make the decision of filing for a divorce a challenging one.

With these in mind, Forbes offers suggestions on how wives can confidently file for a divorce from erring husbands without worrying about their future and the lives of their children.

One tip from Forbes is for the women to never abandon their professional careers. Although the report indicates that the children usually become the priority and working might seem to be in the way of providing full-time care to the family, it is never advisable to depend entirely on the husband in terms of providing for everyone. Hence, wives should utilize the technology and conveniences of today's generation to find themselves careers that could still support their expenses and those of the children. In addition, Forbes disclosed that couples who have both the husband and the wife working have lower risks of divorce and exhibited higher levels of happiness compared with those who only have the man working for the entire family.

Another tip would be for the wives to be constantly aware of the finances of the family. While it might be tempting to simply dump all the computations and budgeting to the man of the house, it is always advisable to have a hands on experience with regard the financial management of the costs. In this manner, wives will be aware of how to budget their cash if the unexpected happens.

Meanwhile, CBC News reports that those who fell victims to the Ashley Madison hacking incident could find solace to the various websites offering investigative services. One website mentioned is Trustify, which claims to help their clients "find the truth" and "get peace of mind."