Infidelity

A detailed Summary of Infidelity

In today's society, infidelity is one of the leading causes of marital disruption and divorce. In accordance with societal norms many myths have been associated with infidelity. The following myths and their effects on marriage will be discussed: Everyone has affairs; the affair is the direct result of the faithful mate and, the marriage must end in divorce. In examining the various myths, this paper will challenge the greater issue, can marriage survive infidelity?

There was a time when more smart-conscious decisions were made relating to sexual relationships. In particular, sexual relationships within a marriage. However, times have changed. The pillars that hold up our individual sexual values have started to crumble. It is estimated that two out of three marriages fail due to infidelity. This is a scary statistic considering that people believe a marriage can survive infidelity. This brings us to our first myth: Everyone has affairs.

People tend to associate with others who share the same values and morals as they do. People who are unfaithful tend to assume that everyone is, while those who remain faithful tend to believe that extramarital affairs are unusual. Since infidelity takes on several different for

After an affair has been discovered, usually the affairee confesses (figure 4), a marriage is faced with the utmost of chaos. The problems that existed before the affair, are magnified and the little things become more severe. All of the trust, love and intimacy are forgotten; the affair destroyed all of that (figure 5). There are those couples who are determined to make their marriage work regardless of the situation, yet one needs not carry a glass ball around with them to predict the future. Unless both spouses are willing to be completely honest with one another and tell all, the relationship will suffer and as a result, the marriage will as well. Most spouses would want to leave their cheating spouse, as a result the chance for divorce broadens-- one hundred males and seventy -five females said that they would leave their cheating spouse. At this stage, the controversy begins. Many believe that as long as the couple puts forth enough effort, the marriage can be saved. But can it? It is not possible to change the past. An affair is an affair and all of the love, trust and intimacy is lost the instant the adultery was committed. John Barrymore was once quoted as saying: "adultery -- it takes so little time and it causes so much trouble." The trouble that it causes is enough to end a marriage. All the trouble caused by the affair usually does not mean that the cheater will live happily every after with his/her lover. In they survey conducted thirty five percent of females and ten percent of females believed that they would marry their lover (figure 6)

Imagine how difficult it would be to trust one's spouse again. It would be like starting all over. Many believe that "once a cheat always a cheat", people who have several affairs have a higher divorce rate (figure 7). One would have to put forth time, and effort to restore something that they did not destroy. All of the years of marriage, all that was shared and considered sacred is gone. How can o

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