One author says a man on the side, whether platonic or otherwise, can keep your union going strong.
In new book "The Secret Lives of Wives," more than 200 women reveal to Iris Krasnow how they keep their relationships together, from separate vacations to 'boyfriend with boundaries.' But can a man on the side really keep a marriage together?
According to these celebs, infidelity only made their relationships stronger.
David Boreanaz and his wife Jamie Bergman made it through his infidelity with flying colors. After coming clean about his affair with Rachel Uchitel last year, he claims his marriage is stronger than ever.
Demi likely got a nasty surprise when the papers outed Ashton’s rumored wild night in a hot tub recently. Why was it a shock? Because Demi wasn’t there. Unless they have an open arrangement, they are going to have to do a lot of work to repair their marriage from the hurt, deceit and embarrassment caused by this scandal. While your relationship may not be making headline news, women across the world will have to plow through the same trials that Demi may soon go through, after finding out that their partner has betrayed them.
Breaking the bro code. What do men consider cheating? The nature of sexual consent. Ten signs he's way, way into you. 20 sure-fire first date conversation starters. Stats say women are easier than ever. Does he want you to watch the game with him, really? According to the standards women's magazines hold men to, every woman is undateable. How to size up his size.
A recent study shows women cheat as much as men -- but do so for emotional reasons.
In June, researchers at Indiana University found that women cheat almost as much as men do, with 23 percent of men and 19 percent of women admitting to unfaithfulness. Yet, the reasons women and men cheat are often different, with women being more emotionally driven. You've got to think like a lady to catch one in the act—or stop the act from happening in the first place.
Gay or straight, modern men and women are more faithful than those in the disco era.
The good news keeps rolling in for those concerned about infidelity. We recently reported that the rate of divorce due to cheating has decreased, which is great news for those who have tied the knot. Now we've got great news for an even broader spectrum of lovers—overall, all couples are being more monogamous than they were in the 70s.
If it takes time and attention away from your partner, it's an affair. But you can both bounce back.
"Infidelity" is defined as a breach of faith, and it occurs in a number of contexts. It does not depend on the presence of sexual behavior. Even within a close relationship, people may have extremely different ideas and perceptions of infidelity. Fidelity refers to the accuracy and integrity of self-representation, honesty, or candor in an intimate, committed relationship.
The Daily Beast analyzed more than 60 political sex scandals over the last 20 years.
Leave it to The Daily Beast to crunch the numbers on something as salacious as political scandals. We're sure they had a ball doing hardcore data analysis on the last 20 years of cigars, wide stances and love children with housekeepers. Of course, at the end of the day, what we really want to know is which party has been involved in more sex scandals (we'll spoil it for you: the Republicans). We won't spoil the rest of the lurid details.