Instead, they cheat never knowing if their partner might have been open to consensual non-monogamy all along.
And, according to several experts, those unmet needs can be the direct result of poor communication.
Sometimes, Dr. Carly Claney told The List, it’s simply about the rush.
Evolutionary psychologists would argue that there absolutely is.
This may be particularly true for individuals who are part of underrepresented communities while their partner isn’t.
This can sometimes lead to tension or misunderstandings in the relationship that could contribute to cheating."
This might be why some people turn intoserial cheaterswho regularly engage in infidelity.
“It’s like an addict chasing the high,” Freda-Colon explained.
“It’s never going to be like it was the first time.”
Cheating happens when a person in a relationship does something outside the bounds of the agreement in that relationship.
That said, our partners can’t be expected to read our minds.
Talking about what constitutes cheating with your partner is one of the best ways to head off infidelity.
Hartman further explained that people may instead end up wasting more time being unhappy if they stay.
This is especially true when a couple is married and even more complex if children are involved.
“Patterns get repeated because they are familiar and embed beliefs that sustain that pattern,” she explained.
It depends a lot on the patterns the child learned from the family history of cheating.
The other parent may have felt trapped or was codependent.
TheSociety of Analytical Psychologyuses assertiveness as an example.
