Perhaps Biologically males are designed to not be monogamous. They produce close to 400 billion sperm in their lifetime. In comparison to women who produce 1 to 2 million eggs in their life time. It would make sense for a man to be engineered to sleep with several women not out of narcissism, but to procreate. "Survival of the fittest," in evolution, is one characteristic that involves males being able to procreate. If you are not able to replicate your species you are considered a weak link. In early societies polygamy wasn't uncommon due to increase of agriculture (more options.)
I figured Harvard.edu and Time Magazine were two good sources to start my research. I felt that reputable and capable people with years of experience would be providing helpful information on these sites. I have only become more confused.
According to the New York Times article, "Infidelity Comes Out of the Closet" by Joseph Hooper: "A highly regarded 1994 University of Chicago survey, Sex in America, conservatively put the figure at 25 percent for men, 12 percent for women. But whatever the actual incidence, most experts think it is unlikely that infidelity is more popular today than it was in the 1950's and 1960's, when men often enjoyed the advantages of a sexual double standard, or in the swinging 70's, when open marriage had its vogue. But if psychologists and therapists have anything to say about it, we are entering a Golden Age of thinking about infidelity."
So maybe infidelity wasn't as taboo as I thought it was 50 years ago. Maybe it just wasn't talked about as much. It seems that men in positions of power seem to be getting caught more often with their hand in the cookie jar than those that are not in positions of power. Maybe men not in positions of power just don't cheat as often. Maybe they go unnoticed. Perhaps I should broaden my research and not just attack males, but try to understand why human beings, male and female cheat. Perhaps there is a scientific explanation as to why both genders can be unfaithful.
Cited Sources:
Evolution of monogamous marriage by maximization of inclusive fitness.
Infidelity Come Out of the Closet.
Wow, I am amazed at the difference in your "tone" in your second research blog. Not that your "tone" was bad in any sort of way but I felt that you may have been using your own experiences in thinking every man is a cheater, which I totally understand! Again from my own personal experience I cheated because there was something missing in our relationship that he couldn't give me. I regret how I handled it and I believe that a lot of people use this as an excuse for why the cheat. Cheating is a horrible way of fulfilling something that is missing in someone's life and is very selfish. It seems to me that men who have suffered a traumatic experience as a younger child also think they can treat women poorly and degrade them. I am curious, have you found any good information on that?
ReplyDeleteIt seems that power also plays a big role in why people cheat, does money make people selfish and greedy? Leading them to always want more? You made some good points about how the percentage of women cheating is higher due to independence and being able to rely on themselves and not a man. What is it about money and power that makes people feel like they can do whatever they want? Is it the education, the power, the money that people are attracted to? I read an article a long time ago that said doctors, lawyers and fire fighters get hit on the most out of any profession. I wonder if this leads to infidelity as well??
Very interesting topic. I think all males will love the fact that they can blame it on biology. I personally believe cheating is a choice and has nothing to do with bio make up. Everyone knows the differnece between right and wrong.
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