You almost make it sound inevitable. To be tempetd to cheat...absolutely, we are all human after all....but to act on it?
It is a sad fact that most people do, but i'd like to think that this doesn't HAVE to be the case (and I hope i'm right in my own marriage).
Imho, humans don't have a mating season for a reason....we have biological needs yes, but never overwhelming to the point that we have no control. People choose when and where and with whom (except in cases of crimes like rape obviously). So even once or twice in a marriage of 60 years....may not spell the end of the marriage, but is a sure sign that something is not right. Of course, every relationship is different, but at least that's how I hope my marriage will be.
And sorry Gypsy I didn't meant to sound like you are endorsing open marriages, but to sum up my views I meant simply that while infidelity is not "nothing", it isn't "everything" either.
Stay safe all.
Perfection does not exist. The question therefore, is: what level of imperfection are we willing to settle for?
You almost make it sound inevitable. To be tempetd to cheat...absolutely, we are all human after all....but to act on it?
It is a sad fact that most people do, but i'd like to think that this doesn't HAVE to be the case (and I hope i'm right in my own marriage).
Imho, humans don't have a mating season for a reason....we have biological needs yes, but never overwhelming to the point that we have no control. People choose when and where and with whom (except in cases of crimes like rape obviously). So even once or twice in a marriage of 60 years....may not spell the end of the marriage, but is a sure sign that something is not right. Of course, every relationship is different, but at least that's how I hope my marriage will be.
And sorry Gypsy I didn't meant to sound like you are endorsing open marriages, but to sum up my views I meant simply that while infidelity is not "nothing", it isn't "everything" either.
Stay safe all.
Perfection does not exist. The question therefore, is: what level of imperfection are we willing to settle for?