In society, there are even websites that provide opportunities to commit adultery. Some of these websites include the infamous Ashley Madison, Craigslist, and more. Those websites provide potential partners to indulge in adultery with for their own selfish desires and to satiate their hunger. According to Douglas Synder, a psychologist at Texas A&M University-College Station, “We are as a society finally coming to grips with what it means to be faithful. It doesn’t mean just having sex with someone else.” A lot of psychologists have come to the conclusion that infidelity in today’s society is not just entirely about sex but a variety of other things such as trust, betrayal, and marital disloyalty. Therefore, making relationships extremely vulnerable
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Pitman speaks about his experience says, "I run across people who think everybody is messing around and something is wrong if they 're not doing it, too. People get the idea from the media that it 's a normal thing and anyone not doing it is missing out on life 's goodies." People are dissatisfied with their lives because of the portrayal by the media on relationships and through that, they look at adultery to engage their temptations. Based on a study from the online research firm Insight Express with 1,000 adult participants from the ages 25 to 65 years old, 89% believed monogamy is a realistic goal. While, 75% believed the way that young Hollywood stars lived, was a bad example to follow by and a bad influence for the most part. Whereas, 26% had the mentality that television presented committed relationships in "a positive light." This, however, is clearly not true and it shows how convoluted the media has made people in terms of …show more content…
Marriages are more vulnerable since there is more pressures and expectations to find a spouse that provides total fulfillment. Esther Perel, who is a couples and family therapist in New York City says, “We expect one person to give us what an entire community used to -- family life and stability and economic support and be a trusted confidant and passionate lover and experience adventure with the same person.” Generally, this is how infidelity begins. The emptiness or lack of fulfillment leads adulterers to use a variety of means to fill that empty void. Pittman, who has been married for 48 years comments on relationships and says that emotional sharing without your spouse involved can be dangerous because the urgency and need for intimacy is met through someone else and essentially, “pulls you out of your marriage further and further.” Clearly, although there may factors that come into play with infidelity, it is still inexcusable and immoral. Adulterers have the ability and opportunity to handle the issues that are apparent in their relationships but instead choose not
Pitman speaks about his experience says, "I run across people who think everybody is messing around and something is wrong if they 're not doing it, too. People get the idea from the media that it 's a normal thing and anyone not doing it is missing out on life 's goodies." People are dissatisfied with their lives because of the portrayal by the media on relationships and through that, they look at adultery to engage their temptations. Based on a study from the online research firm Insight Express with 1,000 adult participants from the ages 25 to 65 years old, 89% believed monogamy is a realistic goal. While, 75% believed the way that young Hollywood stars lived, was a bad example to follow by and a bad influence for the most part. Whereas, 26% had the mentality that television presented committed relationships in "a positive light." This, however, is clearly not true and it shows how convoluted the media has made people in terms of …show more content…
Marriages are more vulnerable since there is more pressures and expectations to find a spouse that provides total fulfillment. Esther Perel, who is a couples and family therapist in New York City says, “We expect one person to give us what an entire community used to -- family life and stability and economic support and be a trusted confidant and passionate lover and experience adventure with the same person.” Generally, this is how infidelity begins. The emptiness or lack of fulfillment leads adulterers to use a variety of means to fill that empty void. Pittman, who has been married for 48 years comments on relationships and says that emotional sharing without your spouse involved can be dangerous because the urgency and need for intimacy is met through someone else and essentially, “pulls you out of your marriage further and further.” Clearly, although there may factors that come into play with infidelity, it is still inexcusable and immoral. Adulterers have the ability and opportunity to handle the issues that are apparent in their relationships but instead choose not