The Science Behind the Gender Infidelity Gap
Cheaters were always more likely to be men — until now…
Compared to the average Hollywood marriage, Keanu Reeves’ marriage to Winona Ryder has been nothing shy of saintly. The couple is married at the time of this writing and has been married ever since they worked together on Bram Stroker’s Dracula in 1992.
Seriously, Keanu and Winona both deserve applause for their longstanding, happy marriage that many people aspire to.
As I write this, several people in my life are going through the agony of the black stain of infidelity. Now, as they each dust themselves off, discussions are in order to determine where their relationships will proceed from here — if they proceed at all. For some, one instance of cheating is a wrap.
Their relationships are ruined and they need to start sorting assets.
The Problems of Adultery
Infidelity has plagued humans for as long as socially enforced monogamy has been a thing. And it’s one of the rare things that virtually everyone agrees on. Study after study has confirmed that people frown on adulterers almost universally. There’s a great stigma that comes along with adultery, for several reasons.
