"An Indiana University study suggests men and women cheat at the same rate, however, the reasons the sexes cheat are different..... women tend to cheat for emotional satisfaction, which is the mot damaging type of infidelity because it means you've likely checked out of your relationship and your emotions are elsewhere." ... yikes for men...
"Thirty-four percent of women who had affairs were happy or very happy in their marriage, compared with 56 percent of men, said a Rutgers University study. For more men, extra marital partners are often seen as a supplement to their spouse, rather than an alternative." ... ouch ladies!
Ok, this one, double yikes ladies and gents!
"Women's capacity to stray might have evolutionary roots. Ancient women paired up to have children, theorizes Rutgers University biological anthropologist Helen Fisher. But on the way to gather food, they slept with other men, creating what Fisher calls an insurance policy: Someone to help in child rearing and resource gathering should their mate die. 'She might even have an extra child to create more genetic variety in her lineage; if some children die, others will live on."
... wow! Not how we like to see ourselves, huh? ....
"In 2008, Hasse Walum and his colleagues discovered men carrying the 334 vasopressing gene in a specific genetic location scored significantly lower on the Partner Bonding Scale, indicating less feelings of attachment to their spouse and more instances of marital crisis. They also scored lower in marital satisfaction. All these aspects add up to an increased likelihood of infidelity."
"87% of human cultures on this planet are not monogamous."
It gets even nastier in "The Truth About Monogamy", but I'll spare our sensitivity ;)
- Special Newsweek Edition, Science of Sex
Wow, truth hurts, huh? ... or maybe if we've made "mistakes" in the past, we can feel a little less guilty and just simply human! Hugs.
Blessings,
Chatgirl
