Divorce, cheating, and infidelity fiction

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The association between women's higher earnings and relationship dissolution was noticeably stronger among couples raising children. Female-breadwinner couples with children were 49% more likely to separate than male-breadwinner couples, whereas childless female-breadwinner couples were 23% more likely to separate than their male-breadwinning counterparts.

This finding suggests that balancing work and family responsibilities may place greater strain on relationships when women have higher earnings, perhaps because household responsibilities remain unevenly shared.

https://www.psypost.org/why-do-relationships-fail-when-women-earn-more-study-challenges-traditional-explanations/

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Feminine honor norms are cultural expectations about how women should behave to be regarded as respectable and honorable. They typically require women to uphold a reputation for sexual purity through behaviors such as dressing modestly or maintaining virginity before marriage. A woman's behavior may be seen as reflecting not only on herself but also on her family or wider social group.

While researchers often cite protecting the honor of male partners or upholding patriarchal dominance as explanations for these norms, some scientists suggest an alternative view: feminine honor norms may serve as a form of "ideological mate guarding." Because humans evolved in environments where paternity uncertainty was a reproductive risk for men, men developed adaptations to guard their mates. By promoting cultural norms that restrict female sexuality, individuals can deter infidelity without relying solely on direct, physical mate-guarding tactics.

An online experiment found that men become somewhat more supportive of feminine honor norms when they feel jealous. This was not the case with women. Additionally, individuals with a more restricted mating orientation also showed greater support for feminine honor norms. The paper was published in Cognition and Emotion.

https://www.psypost.org/men-become-somewhat-more-supportive-of-feminine-honor-norms-when-they-feel-jealous/

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"One of the most surprising findings was that pornography use itself was not directly linked to involuntary sexual thoughts once other factors were taken into account," the authors noted. "Instead, people with a higher sex drive and a stronger tendency for their minds to wander spontaneously reported these thoughts more often. This suggests that involuntary sexual thoughts reflect broader cognitive and motivational processes rather than a single behavior."

https://www.psypost.org/new-study-explores-the-psychological-chain-behind-involuntary-sexual-thoughts/

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The first group contained individuals who reported high frequencies of both shared intimacy and solo sex. The second group consisted of people who rarely engaged in shared intimacy but reported high rates of solo sex. The final group featured people with active partnered intimacy but low rates of solo activity.

Participants in the first category fit smoothly into the complementary model of sexuality. These individuals scored low on negative attitudes toward masturbation. Both men and women in this group reported that sheer physical pleasure motivated their solo habits.

The second group displayed habits that aligned closely with the compensatory model. For these participants, high rates of solo sex were directly tied to relationship deficits.

The third profile broke away from both trends by featuring high shared intimacy and very low solo activity. These individuals reported the lowest levels of solitary sexual desire. Without an internal motivation to stimulate themselves, their sexual needs appear to be entirely fulfilled through shared activities with their partners.

https://www.psypost.org/how-adults-balance-shared-intimacy-and-solo-sex-in-relationships/