Seventeen percent of divorces in America are caused by infidelity. These statistics are in spite of the fact that 90 percent of Americans believe adultery is morally wrong. Recent information from the Orlando Sentinel helps to shed light on why people have affairs. The fact is that affairs commonly start with someone you know and spend time with, such as friends and co-workers. It happens in marriages where people don't talk to each other, and where couples are longing for intimacy, which isn't the same thing as sex.
Many affairs happen very subtly when one hurting person meets another hurting person.
Although the reasons differ, men tend to have affairs for sexual reasons or to boost their egos. Knowing these facts can help us to affair-proof our marriages. Women can help affair-proof their marriages by encouraging their husbands, by being their greatest fans, and by meeting their sexual needs. Men can help affair-proof their marriages by providing strong emotional support, love, and appreciation to their wives. Believe it or not, there are warning signs that your spouse might be straying.