Scientists Discover Depressing New Reason Why People Cheat on Their Partners
No matter how much you love and adore your partner, it won’t necessarily stop him or her from cheating.
This is evident from a new study which shows that both partners do not mind showering them with compliments or having sex regularly.
Researchers at California State University found that the main reasons people commit infidelity stem from individual tendencies, such as their own commitment to the relationship and threshold for temptation, with the partner’s influence being minimal.
The findings contrasted with their theory that people are more likely to cheat when there is no passion or intimacy in their relationship.
The study found that people who said they were highly committed to the relationship were 78 percent less likely to commit infidelity than participants with lower levels of commitment.
Participants answered questions about their partner’s passion, whether they felt their partner was unfaithful, and how committed they were to the relationship.
Researchers surveyed 1,912 people who were married or cohabiting with their partner and asked them questions such as: ‘During the time that you and (your partner) had a sexual relationship, has (your partner) ever had other sexual partners?’, ‘How close are you to your partner?’ and ‘How committed are you to your relationship?’
The studyA study published in the journal Deviant Behavior found that people who reported being highly committed to the relationship were 78 percent less likely to be unfaithful than participants with lower levels of commitment.
“The decision to be unfaithful is purely an individualistic quality for which the partner should not be held responsible, as having more sex and developing a deeper bond with one’s partner does not act as a deterrent to infidelity,” the study found.
The findings show that while couples may believe that affection, or the lack thereof, is the primary reason a partner is unfaithful, it actually depends on how much your partner really cared about you in the first place.
“Loving someone and giving them everything they want will not stop them from cheating. The decision to remain faithful is a purely personal one and at any time a person can say that they no longer want to be in the relationship, to avoid being unfaithful to their partner,” the study authors said. Psychopost.
These findings contrast with a 2020 study. study who indicated that a lack of love and intimacy in a relationship was associated with longer affairs and more public dates with the affair partner.
Previous studies have also shown that the extent to which your partner cheats depends on how attractive he or she is, according to research from Harvard University.
About 16 percent of married couples have admitted to being unfaithful at some point in their marriage, while 57 percent end in divorce due to infidelity
A 2017 study reported that having an attractive male or female partner is like holding a cookie for a dog – almost too irresistible for people outside the relationship.
“Individuals who are more physically attractive are more likely to be targeted for poaching,” the study found.
According to TechReport16 percent of married couples have admitted to being unfaithful at some point in their marriage, while 57 percent of couples end up in divorce because of infidelity.
“Researchers have found that relationships characterized by dissatisfaction, unsatisfying sex, and high levels of conflict are at greater risk for infidelity,” said Jeff Yoo, a marriage and family therapist at Moment of Clarity Health Center. Brides Magazine.
“Communication and trust are the most important elements of a healthy relationship,” Yoo said. “If those elements are not there, the relationship is doomed to fail.”