If monogamy is such an important virtue, why do so many people cheat? We’ll talk this hour with Eric Anderson, an American Sociologist at the University of Winchester. His new book is “The Monogamy Gap: Men, Love, and the Reality of Cheating” (Oxford University Press, 2012).Audio Interview
I heard this on the radio the other day. I thought it was interesting and something the board may also be interested in. In a nut shell, it talks about monogamy - whether we are instinctively built that way or if it's something we conform to, also the difference and depth between sexual attraction and emotional connection and how 'affairs' (especially between co-workers) are more detrimental to marriages than one night stands and random hook-ups.
Of note, the author thinks prostitution should be legal.
Discuss.