Reasons and Negative Consequences of Affairs for Women

There are many who think women are more faithful than men, but current research shows that women are as likely as men to have an affair when they have the freedom and opportunity. Studies also indicate that the percentage of women who have extramarital affairs has increased in the last three decades, and the age at which they start having affairs has decreased. So, why are women having affairs?

Self confidence. According to women, the positive feedbacks emotionally and physically they gain from affairs can enhance their view of their self-worth.

Sexual discovery. The new and varied sexual experience allows her to feel better able to explore with a lover than with her husband.

Emotional connection. When women do not experience emotional intimacy with their husbands, they tend to look for emotional connection with other men.

Happiness. She needs a person to talk with whom she feels will listen to her better than her husband ever will.

Self-discover. In an affair, women usually understand themselves better. She learns to explore her thoughts and feelings with someone whom she thinks cares for her.

Sense of being young and sexy. The lover’s sexual desire for her makes her feel free, playful and beautiful.

Fear of aging. A woman usually fears that when she gets old, her attractiveness in the eyes of men will decrease.

When the husband finds out about the affair, he may either end the relationship or forgive and stay in it. Whether the husband goes or stays, any affair will negatively affect the relationship that can last for some time. What are the major negative consequences?

Injuring the Husband’s Self-Esteem. The common effect of an affair to the husband is a blow in his self-esteem together with feelings of his own shortage and self-blame. This is true even if the woman initiates the affair and it is usually her fault and not his.

Lack of Trust. The husband will usually not find it easy to regain his trust of his wife and also other people. The worry of infidelity will follow into other relationships if they choose to end the current one.

Sense of being unstable. The husband will also feel that he has been deceived from under his eyes. everything that used to give him a sense of security has been shattered.

Emotional confusion. The person who got cheated on will wildly veer from grief, to anger, to sadness, then bitterness and apathy. It is normal, however, for them to feel these mixed feelings.

Upsetting the children. Children are usually the biggest victims of this affair and worse, they are all helpless. They usually become are traded for this selfish and immoral love affair their mother has indulged to.

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