Extra Marital Affairs
What are extramarital affairs? According to Mariam Websters dictionary extramarital affair is defined as sexual intercourse between a married person and someone other than his or her spouse
There are some questions that people have about affairs.
1. Who has affairs?
2. Why do people have affairs?
3. How prevalent are affairs?
4. Is monogamy "natural?"
5. How can affairs be prevented?
So, Who Has Affairs?
People think that only bad people have affairs or only people that have bad relationships. But in reality no one is immune from an affair.
Monogamy is something most people believe in and want for themselves. According to Emily Brown every survey ever done on this question shows a high percentage of people think monogamy is important to marriage and that affairs are wrong. The belief that monogamy is ideal doesn't prevent large numbers of people from having extramarital affairs. Most people don't intend to have an affair and most people don't think it will happen to them—but it does.
So, Why Do People Have Affairs?
The first question most people ask is Why? And the answers they come up with are usually based on personal blame. They blame themselves, their partner, their relationship, or the third party. They see it as a personal problem, a personal failure of the people involved. This is a very simple explanation for a very complex question. According to Peggy Vaughan, author of "The Monogamy Myth," there are three different kinds of forces that are working together:
Forces within the individual that pull them toward affairs AND
Forces within the individual that push them toward affairs Societal factors
Forces within the individual that pull them toward affairs:
Attraction: sex, companionship, admiration, power, Novelty, Excitement, risk, or challenge ,Curiosity Enhanced self-image, Falling in love,
Forces within the individual that push them toward affairs:
Desire to escape or find relief from a painful relationship, Boredom, Desire to fill gaps in an
There are some questions that people have about affairs.
1. Who has affairs?
2. Why do people have affairs?
3. How prevalent are affairs?
4. Is monogamy "natural?"
5. How can affairs be prevented?
So, Who Has Affairs?
People think that only bad people have affairs or only people that have bad relationships. But in reality no one is immune from an affair.
Monogamy is something most people believe in and want for themselves. According to Emily Brown every survey ever done on this question shows a high percentage of people think monogamy is important to marriage and that affairs are wrong. The belief that monogamy is ideal doesn't prevent large numbers of people from having extramarital affairs. Most people don't intend to have an affair and most people don't think it will happen to them—but it does.
So, Why Do People Have Affairs?
The first question most people ask is Why? And the answers they come up with are usually based on personal blame. They blame themselves, their partner, their relationship, or the third party. They see it as a personal problem, a personal failure of the people involved. This is a very simple explanation for a very complex question. According to Peggy Vaughan, author of "The Monogamy Myth," there are three different kinds of forces that are working together:
Forces within the individual that pull them toward affairs AND
Forces within the individual that push them toward affairs Societal factors
Forces within the individual that pull them toward affairs:
Attraction: sex, companionship, admiration, power, Novelty, Excitement, risk, or challenge ,Curiosity Enhanced self-image, Falling in love,
Forces within the individual that push them toward affairs:
Desire to escape or find relief from a painful relationship, Boredom, Desire to fill gaps in an