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"It's not surprising that marriages made in another era can't survive this one."

Peer pressure influences sexual cultures. Some people might not even want to do what they see being normalized, but partake in behaviors, because they don't want to be left out. Many cultures have history permitting concubines and external partners for MEN. So many people are unwilling to surrender what they feel benefits them and 'honors' their traditions.

There's a caution and precision the author uses when describing some communities compared to others. There's an empathy and understanding given that appears to be selective. As I continue reading this book, it seems like most cultures blame women for the faults of men and then remedy their issues with younger women and more naive women. It also seems like many people are NEVER satisfied and looking for options.

So they have a training and coaching for wives. Encouraging them to be more closer and affectionate to their husband's. Some of this seems obvious, but it is showing them how to desire and offer closeness. This poses the question, should people be educated about this...

How weird.

Cultural expectations and financial freedom influence attitudes towards commitment.

Society conditions community attitudes towards *** topics. Sometimes impeding innocent questions and people from other communities might cast down or shame them, not realizing that each community is conditioned in a unique way.

"It's not good to speak all truths"????

Reading this book in intervals, because of the intensity of some topics.

Affairs have become a profitable topic, with therapists, counselors, and psychologists helping millions cope with the pain they cause. The meaning of “affair” has expanded beyond physical acts to include emotional attraction and connections, whereas it was once viewed only as a physical act.

Women are complacent in affairs. NO "girls-girl" situation, because everyone is out for themselves and protecting their benefits. It's very visible in the professional athlete world. Women want to protect the power that they are attached to and often don't care about other women's feelings as much as they care about their reputation. In the context of affairs, most fall in line and obey the rules that suppress THEM.

Okay, sexual cultures influence the state of affairs. This can go from means of transportation, city, orientation, country, and "general" attitudes toward sex. Some relationships fidelity is maintained by having extended family members in their household. THE BOOK states Men are more likely to have affairs than women, however, men tend to inflate numbers, while women suppress numbers in the name of stereotypes.

Okay. So apparently being a sex researcher is a complex. (It can be dangerous.) Sex researchers are relevant in the context of affairs, because apparently there is not a universal definition of an affair. Apparently many of the research related to sex and affairs started in the 80s and most of it was not accurate due to population sample sizes and definitively, most researchers have a bias to fit their narratives..

OK so many American ideals arr based on Puritan values and their ingrained into our culture so thickly that we cannot see outside of our lens most times because we have been conditioned for many centuries.

A veil has been lifted about cultures and the ideas of loyalty. These pages also introduced a reality that occurs once a woman's success becomes public and visible.