Some partners are looking for happiness; others are just looking.
Partners who proactively pursue relational alternatives experience less moral regret.Very few people embark upon a new relationship thinking about being unfaithful. Barring the notorious swinging single who believes that when it comes to romantic partners, the more the better, most people are looking for someone special. Yet, even people who seem smitten can stray.
By demonstrating that well-being begins to decrease before a partner decides to be unfaithful, their study provides corroboration for what many couples have experienced in their own relationships, particularly after satisfaction begins to decline. But there are exceptions.Other research failed to affirmatively link relationship satisfaction with infidelity—when examining a sample of people whoaffairs. Dylan Selterman et al.
So what is the difference? Perhaps it's the type of people who were polled. Selterman et al. examined individuals who proactively sought affairs, which were not primarily motivated by poor marriages.
Although other researchers have identified different motivations for pursuing affairs through the Ashley Madison website , people who proactively seek affairs are different from those who end up straying without proactive pre-planning.Taking this research together, it appears that susceptibility to straying might be manifest in attitudes toward infidelity, as well as personal predisposition.
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