Infidelity

People with high anxious attachment to their partners are more likely to seek revenge and experience personal distress following sexual infidelity, according to new research.

A study finds romantic jealousy, fueled by mate value differences and cheating attitudes, acts as an evolutionary guard in relationships. It triggers protective behaviors but also limits partner freedom, revealing a nuanced role in maintaining fidelity. Gender differences further complicate...

New psychology research finds heterosexual men feel less distressed by infidelity with feminine women, seeing them as sexual opportunities, rather than threats. This intriguing study reveals how perceptions of sexual orientation and traits influence men's reactions to unfaithfulness.

New psychology findings suggest that while we believe we have a grip on how men and women react to infidelity, our perceptions are influenced more by our own experiences and stereotypes than by actual differences.

An experimental study with Spanish adolescents found that imagining infidelity due to sexual dissatisfaction evoked stronger negative emotions than imagining infidelity for emotional reasons, especially among young women and those in a romantic relationship. However, both imagined scenarios resulted in...

A new study published in the journal Sexual and Relationship Therapy examined physical, emotional, and malevolent infidelity as they relate to gender and the Dark Tetrad of personality. Results revealed that while narcissism predicted emotional infidelity, high sadism and gender...

New research published in Sexuality & Culture reveals a strong link between infidelity and a higher likelihood of committing sexual crimes among male celebrities. The study, influenced by the sexual frustration theory, indicates that unresolved sexual tensions, coupled with fame...

New research provides evidence that grandiose and vulnerable narcissism play different roles in shaping attitudes toward infidelity within couples. In particular, women's favorability towards infidelity was found to be tied to their own grandiose and vulnerable narcissism and their partner's...

A study conducted on users of Ashley Madison, a dating website geared towards facilitating affairs, found that low quality of the relationship with the primary partner was not a major driver of infidelity and infidelity did not predict decreases in...

A recent study published in Frontiers in Psychology sought to unravel how individual behaviors and beliefs about marriage are related to marital financial deception and extramarital affairs. The study provides evidence that moral commitment, personal dedication, and engaging in flirtatious...

A 12-year study in Germany reported that infidelity in a romantic relationship is preceded (but not followed) by a period during which the well-being of partners in the relationship and the functioning of the relationship is gradually decreasing. This was...

This research is the first to show that interacting with a virtual agent promotes real-world relationships. A virtual relationship threat—one that by definition could not be acted on— allows people to contemplate resistance to real attractive alternatives. The resulting protective reaction...

A study in the United Kingdom explored the relationship between Dark Triad personality and what one considers infidelity in exclusive romantic relationships. Results showed that persons high in psychopathy were more likely to perceive fantasizing about sexual relations with other...

New research sheds light on how audiences rely on romantic beliefs to evaluate infidelity committed by their favorite celebrities. The findings, published in the journal Psychology of Popular Media, provide insight into the nature of the relationship between romantic beliefs...

New research deepens our understanding of how couples can maintain stable and satisfying relationships in the face of appealing alternative partners.