Why are affairs so addictive?

According to psychologist and relationship researcher Scott Haltzmann, infidelity is a “flame addiction.” A person having an affair craves the other person, wanting to experience the same addictive behavior repeatedly. This is due to a series of complex neurological, chemical, and hormonal changes.

Do marriages survive long term affairs?

It’s possible to save your marriage after an affair. In fact, the majority of married couples will stay together after an affair. Fewer than 25\% of married men and women will leave their marriage for a partner they met while having an affair. So, a married woman or man is not likely to leave their marriage for a lover.

What cheating does to your brain?

But once you cheat the first time, you might be more likely to cheat again. A 2016 study published in Nature Neuroscience found that, over time, your brain gets more used to lying, which makes it easier for you be deceptive each time you do it.

What does it mean when a man has an affair?

An affair always means there are serious problems in the marriage. Infidelity is a sign that sex is missing or unsatisfactory at home. Women are more likely to have an affair because they feel unhappy in their marriages while men, on the other hand, will do it just for sex.

Can a marriage survive an affair?

While there is very little agreement among clinicians, sociologists, anthropologists, psychologists and researchers regarding the causes, origins and implications of infidelity, there seems to be a consensus that marriages can survive affairs and, with the right support, commitment, clinical interventions, and guidance, can even grow stronger.

What are the benefits of an affair relationship?

They end up receiving all the benefits of being in a marriage, but without much work. On the other hand, the affair relationship offers them an escape from their mundane lives . Somebody new and exciting sees them as new and exciting.

How many reasons do people have extramarital affairs?

In her 30 years of counseling couples, Mira Kirshenbaum has discerned 17 reasons that people have extramarital affairs. In a near majority of couples, one partner will cheat on the other at some point.

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