The Monogamy Gap: Men, Love, and the Reality of Cheating
Eric Anderson, "The Monogamy Gap: Men, Love, and the Reality of Cheating "
English | ISBN: 0199777926 | 2012 | 256 pages | PDF | 2 MB
English | ISBN: 0199777926 | 2012 | 256 pages | PDF | 2 MB
Whether straight or gay, most men start their relationships desiring monogamy. This is rooted in the pervasive notion that monogamy exists as a sign of true love. Yet despite this deeply held cultural ideal, cheating remains rampant. In this accessible book, Eric Anderson investigates why 78%
of men he interviewed have cheated despite their desire not to.
Combining 120 interviews with research from the fields of sociology, biology, and psychology, Anderson identifies cheating as a product of wanting emotional passion for one's partner, along with a steadily growing desire for emotionally-detached recreational sex with others. Anderson coins the term
"the monogamy gap" to describe this phenomenon.
Anderson suggests that monogamy is an irrational ideal because it fails to fulfil a lifetime of sexual desires. Cheating therefore becomes the rational response to an irrational situation.
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