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Infidelity can be defined as any violation of the mutually agreed-upon rules or boundaries of a relationship, and is a breach of faith in an inter-personal relationship. Adultery is the voluntary Sexual intercourse between a married person and another person who is not his or her Spouse, though in many places it is An interpersonal relationship is a relatively long-term association between two or more people Affinity in terms of Sociology, refers to " Kinship of Spirit " interest and other interpersonal commonalities. Attachment in adults deals with the theory of attachment in adult romantic relationships Human bonding refers to the development of a close Interpersonal relationship between family members or friends NOTICE*************** Casual relationship is a term used to describe the physical and emotional relationship between two people who may have a Sexual relationship or a near-sexual relationship without Cohabitation is when people live together in an emotionally- and/or physically- Intimate relationship. Compersion is a term used by practitioners of Polyamory or Swingers to describe the experience of taking pleasure that one's partner is with another person Concubinage is the state of a woman or youth in an ongoing quasi-matrimonial relationship with a man of higher social status CONSORT is the name of the combined Integrated library system shared by the CONSORT Colleges. Courtship is the traditional dating period before engagement and marriage Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the termination of a Marriage. A domestic partnership is a legal or Personal relationship between two individuals who live together and share a common domestic life but are neither joined by a traditional Not to be confused with Dowry, or with Dour. Dower or morning gift ( Latin doarium, or Latinized A dowry (also known as trousseau or tocher) is the money goods or estate that a woman brings to her soon to be husband in marriage Bride price also known as bride wealth is an amount of Money or Property or Wealth paid by the groom or his family to the Parents of Family denotes a group of People affiliated by consanguinity affinity or co-residence Friendship is a term used to denote co-operative and supportive behavior between two or more beings Girlfriend is a term that can refer to either a Female partner in a non- marital romantic relationship or a female non-intimate Friend A husband is a Male spouse (participant in a Marriage, Civil union or Civil partnership. Infatuation is the state of being completely carried away by unreasoned passion or Love; addictive love The meaning of intimacy varies from relationship to relationship and within a given relationship Limerence, as posited by psychologist Dorothy Tennov, is an involuntary Cognitive and emotional state in which a person feels an intense romantic Love is any of a number of Emotions and experiences related to a sense of strong Affection. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** Monogamy is the custom or condition of having only one mate in a Relationship, thus forming a Couple. Nonmonogamy is a Blanket term covering several different types of Interpersonal relationship in which some or all participants have multiple marital, Passion (from the Latin patior, meaning to suffer or to endure is an emotion of feeling very strongly about a person Pederasty or paederasty refers to an erotic relationship sexually expressed or not between an adolescent boy and an adult male outside his immediate family Amor Platonicus The term amor platonicus was coined as early as the 15th century by the Florentine scholar Marsilio Ficino Polyamory (from Greek el πολυ meaning many or several and Latin la amor “love” is the desire practice or acceptance of having more than one Polyfidelity is a form of polyamorous Group marriage wherein all members consider each other to be primary partners and agree to be sexual only with other members The term polygamy (a Greek word meaning "the practice of multiple marriage" is used in related ways in Social anthropology, Sociobiology, and The psychology of monogamy deals with the thoughts feelings and behaviors that commonly occur in monogamous relationships Abuse refers to the use or treatment of something (a person item substance concept or vocabulary that is harmful NOTICE TO WOULD-BE-ROMEOS*************** Legal separation (sometimes "separate maintenance" " divorce a mensa et thoro," or "divorce from bed-and-board" is a possible step towards Human sexual behavior or different human sexual practices encompass a wide range of activities such as strategies to find or attract partners ( Mating and display Serial monogamy is characterized by a series of long- or short-term exclusive Sexual relationships entered into consecutively over the lifespan Sexual orientation is believed to refer to "an enduring pattern of emotional romantic and/or sexual attractions to men women or both sexes NOTICE TO WOULD-BE-ROMEOS*************** Soulmate (or soul mate) is a term sometimes used to designate someone with whom one has a feeling of deep and natural affinity Friendship, Love, Intimacy A wedding is the Ceremony in which two people are united in Marriage. WIDOW is a full-length Album recorded by British rock band Ritual released in 1983 A wife is a Female spouse or participant in a Marriage, or Civil union or Civil partnership.

Infidelity in marriage is usually called adultery, philandery or an affair and in other inter-personal relationships it is sometimes called cheating. Adultery is the voluntary Sexual intercourse between a married person and another person who is not his or her Spouse, though in many places it is See also Adultery Infidelity can be defined as any violation of the mutually agreed-upon rules or boundaries of a relationship and is a breach of faith in an inter-personal For other uses see Love Affair or Scandal An affair may refer to a form of nonmonogamy, to Infidelity or to Adultery. A man whose wife has committed adultery is referred to as a cuckold, but no equivalent word exists for a woman whose partner has cheated. Adultery is the voluntary Sexual intercourse between a married person and another person who is not his or her Spouse, though in many places it is A cuckold is a married man whose wife has sex with other men In current usage it sometimes refers to non-married couples in committed relationships as well although the traditional meaning [1]

Infidelity is not necessarily of a sexual nature. Some people even consider on-line virtual sex as infidelity. Virtual sex is a form of Non-penetrative sex where two or more people gather together via some form of communications equipment to arouse each other by transmitting sexually

What constitutes an act of infidelity varies between and within cultures and depends also on the type of relationship that exists between people. Culture (from the Latin cultura stemming from colere, meaning "to cultivate" generally refers to patterns of human activity and the symbolic Even within an open relationship, infidelity may arise if a partner to the relationship acts outside of the understood boundaries of the relationship. Open marriage typically refers to a Marriage in which the partners agree that each may engage in extramarital sexual relationships, without this being regarded as (See Blumstein. The incidence of open marriage is the frequency with which Open marriage occurs )

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Incidence of infidelity

Some authorities (for example Frank Pittman in 'Grow Up' Golden Books) observe infidelity is involved in 90% of first time divorces. Frank Smith Pittman III MD ( 1935 -) is an American Psychiatrist and Author. A 1997 study with Kristina Gordon found 'more than half of the marriages that experience infidelity ended in divorce'. By contrast John Gottman with his 35 years of research into marriage,[2] is reported as saying "Only 20 percent of divorces are caused by an affair. John Gottman (* 1942 PhD is known for his work on marital stability and relationship analysis through scientific direct observations [3] Most marriages die with a whimper, as people turn away from one another, slowly growing apart. " Fifty United Kingdom divorce lawyers were asked to name the most common causes of their cases in 2003. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Of those who cited extramarital affairs, 55% said it was usually the husbands and 45% said that it was the wives who cheated.

In addition between 10-15% of children are conceived as a result of an affair. [4]

Infidelity that does not involve sex or conception may be referred to as a romantic friendship or an emotional affair. The term romantic friendship refers to a very close but non- Sexual relationship between friends often involving a degree of physical closeness beyond An " emotional affair " is an Affair excluding sexual Intimacy but including Emotional intimacy. Some people consider virtual sex, which is an impersonal on-line relationship, as infidelity. Virtual sex is a form of Non-penetrative sex where two or more people gather together via some form of communications equipment to arouse each other by transmitting sexually

Infidelity at work

Main article: Office romance

An office romance, work romance, or corporate affair is a romance that occurs between two people who work together in the same office, work location, or business.

Though office romances are generally considered to be unhelpful to business and work relationships, inter-personal relationship at work are quite common. These relationships are usually discouraged as part of company policy, and at times even prohibited.

The suspicion that an advantage is gained by 'sleeping with the boss' in a competitive environment ensures that these relationships occur by stealth.

A selection of infidelity in film and theatre

Infidelity has been a theme in many films and in the theatre, including -

A selection of infidelity in song

References

  1. ^ Cuckhold definition, The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. The Apostle is a 1997 movie, written and directed by Robert Duvall, who stars in the title role American Beauty is a 1999 Drama film set in modern American Suburbia. Book of Love is a 2004 Film written and directed by Alan Brown. Brief Encounter is a 1945 British Film about the Mores of British suburban life centring on a housewife for whom real love (as opposed Brokeback Mountain ( 2005) is a romantic - Drama film that depicts the complex romantic and sexual relationship between two men in the Closer is a 2004 film written by Patrick Marber, based on his award-winning play of the same name. The Constant Gardener is a 2005 Drama film directed by Fernando Meirelles. is a 1954 Japanese film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi. It was adapted from Monzaemon Chikamatsu 's 17th century play Daikyoji sekireki, hence the Doctor Zhivago ( Russian: Доктор Живаго, Doktor Zhivago) is a 20th century Novel by Boris Pasternak. Design for Living is a Comedy play written by Noel Coward that premiered in 1932 Derailed is a 2005 American thriller / Drama film based on a James Siegel 's novel Derailed adapted by Stuart Diary of a Mad Black Woman is a romantic - dramedy film written by Tyler Perry, which was inspired by the play of the same name Double jeopardy (non bis in idem is a Procedural defense (and in many countries such as the United States, Canada, Mexico and India Emotional Arithmetic ( 2008) is a film directed by Paolo Barzman, based on the novel by Matt Cohen about the emotional consequences for three Eyes Wide Shut is a 1999 drama - mystery directed produced and co-written by Stanley Kubrick, based on the Novella The Bridges of Madison County is a 1995 film based on the best-selling novel by Robert James Waller. The English Patient is a 1996 film adaptation of the novel by the same name by Michael Ondaatje. The Flower of My Secret or La flor de mi secreto (original Spanish title is a 1995 film by Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar Fatal Attraction is a 1987 thriller about a married man who has a weekend Affair with a woman who refuses to allow it to end and who becomes Goodfellas (also spelled GoodFellas) is an Academy Award winning 1990 Crime drama film directed by Martin Scorsese Hamlet is a Tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601 Magnolia is a 1999 American Drama film, written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy by William Shakespeare. First published in 1600 it is likely to have been first performed in the autumn or winter For the 1937 song by George and Ira Gershwin see They All Laughed (song They All Laughed is a 1981 film directed by Peter Bogdanovich Lake Placid is a 1999 comedy Horror film. It was directed by Steve Miner and was released in the United States Rain is a 2001 New Zealand made film directed by Christine Jeffs. Random Hearts is a 1984 novel by American author Warren Adler. St Elmo's fire is an electrical Weather Phenomenon in which luminous plasma is created by a Coronal discharge originating from Revenge is a 1990 crime - drama - thriller starring Kevin Costner, Anthony Quinn, Madeleine Stowe Disclosure is a 1994 thriller directed by Barry Levinson, starring Michael Douglas and Demi Moore. She-Devil is a 1989 film starring Meryl Streep and Roseanne Barr. The Perfect Murder is a Crime novel by H R F Keating. The novel is the first appearance of Keating's serial detective Inspector Ghote The Postman Always Rings Twice is a 1934 crime Novel by James M The 1986 movie Ruthless People is a Black comedy starring Danny DeVito, Bette Midler, Judge Reinhold and Helen Slater Thelma & Louise is a 1991 American Road movie which breaks with tradition by featuring two female leads Unfaithful is a 2002 American Drama film directed by Adrian Lyne, and adapted by Alvin Sargent and William Broyles Waiting to Exhale is a 1995 Romance film which stars Whitney Houston and Angela Bassett and directed by Forest Whitaker Match Point is a 2005 film written and directed by Woody Allen and starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Scarlett Johansson, Emily Mortimer " Me and Mrs Jones " was a number-one single originally performed by soul singer Billy Paul, recorded and released in 1972 (see 1972 Lips of an Angel is the title of a Power ballad written by Lloyd Garvey Ross Hanson Michael Rodden Mark King Brian Howes and Austin Winkler " Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off " is the fourth single by rock band Panic at the Disco, from the album A Fever You "Saving All My Love For You" is a song written by Michael Masser and Gerry Goffin, and originally recorded by Marilyn McCoo on the 1978 " Margaritaville " is a 1977 Song by American Popular music Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett from the album " Flavor of the Weak " is a hit single by the Boston Massachusetts band American Hi-Fi from the band's 2001 self-titled debut album Family therapy, also referred to as couple and family therapy and family systems therapy, is a branch of Psychotherapy that works with families " Definitely Maybe " is a single by the Pop punk band FM Static from their debut album What Are You Waiting For?. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language ( AHD) is an American Dictionary of the English language published by 2000.
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  3. ^ Rescuing Marriages Before They Begin
  4. ^ If how and when to tell children conceived or witnesses in an affair

Further reading

Dictionary

infidelity

-noun

  1. unfaithfulness in marriage or other moral obligation
  2. lack of religious belief
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