Infidelity: More places for facts and a new book!

July 20, 2011:  Here is good news from InfidelityFastFacts.com that should come as a welcome to readers.
Yes, I have heard your requests.  As such, these pages have been slim these days because I am:

Adding new articles first to my syndicated weblog  Rita Watson – Journalist

Writing  more articles about love and infidelity in my Relationship columns [...]

Female infidelity: why some marriages make it, others crumble

The double standard has hit the news again. In marriages where men are unfaithful there is a better chance of the couple staying together.  Although just 3 in 100 women are unfaithful, nonetheless in cases of infidelity men are forgiven, women are banished.
In a CNN article today April 7, 2011, we [...]

Cheater’s site exposed, only 3% of women, 5% of men cheat annually

The website designed for married people looking for an affair has been exposed by Redbook magazine, April 2011 issue, and was reamed on The Today Show.
And if you wish to see a reader’s exchange when I wrote about this several years ago refusing to mention the name of the site, please go to: Rita [...]

Marriage and Infidelity Q & A: Is infidelity decreasing?

Marriages are safe. Infidelity has not increased in 20 years, say scientific researchers who track national trends. 
With regard to infidelity, I again asked Dr. Tom Smith, Director of the Society and Culture section of the General Social Survey (GSS), about infidelity rates.
He responded: “There is no indication of changes in infidelity from [...]

Infidelity is decreasing, as athletes’ infidelity is increasing

Marriages are safe.  Infidelity has not increased in 20 years say scientific researchers who track national trends.  The sports infidelity equation, however, makes us shudder in thinking about marriage to athletes.
With regard to infidelity, on Friday I again asked Dr. Tom Smith, Director of the Society and Culture section of the General Social Survey [...]

Inflated infidelity numbers can harm marriages

Let’s be clear on one point — Internet infidelity statistics are generally wrong. The danger of wildly high “he’s cheating” figures is the threat it poses to marriages, giving wives the notion that they should always be on the look-out for a cheating spouse.
Compiling accurate statistics regarding infidelity is a difficult task [...]

Marriage update: Unfaithful wives hype; No fault divorce; Fatherhood initiative

In the world of love, marriage, infidelity hype, and divorce here are some current updates.
Regarding a recent article about female infidelity — the truth is that very few women actually cheat.  But hyping numbers about male and female infidelity sells papers, even though the numbers are inevitably inaccurate.  See Infidelity [...]

Infidelity facts you can trust

Three major problems arise when infidelity information is compiled: self-selection of those who want to participate in a survey to confess, those who lie about it, and too small a sample size, perhaps just 100 to 200 people.

Fewer than 3 percent of women cheat each year

“The annual rates for women averaged 2.3 percent” University of Chicago Experts Guide: Tom W. Smith — read this and marriage tips.

Lifetime cheating for men? Just 15 to 18 percent

How many men and women have ever cheated on a spouse? That number is just 15 to 18 percent.

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