Final Paper

            For this paper, I am looking at infidelity with married couples. I have been doing research on this topic for the past year, and I am very excited to write about it. I am interested to see why people cheat, what type of affair they have (if any at all), and if it is justifiable and able to be forgiven. There is a lot of research in this, but the topic of infidelity has become very commercialized. Variables such as education level, religiosity, ethnic background, and political viewpoint effects people’s views and involvement in affairs.

            Years ago, moral ground rules were very black and white. Things like premarital sex, cohabitation, single parenthood, and homosexuality were wildly discouraged. Consequentially, a lot of homosexual men and women got married and had children, having same-sex affairs on the side.

            What is interesting with my paper is that I have a lot of knowledge based on the research I did, but now I get to explore the non-psychological articles. Thus far, the two articles I’ve looked at analyze the question why people cheat. Both articles maintain that cheating exists and is not disappearing. I find this interesting because in my study, infidelity was strictly discouraged, despite our more liberal society. I plan on looking at the statistics, opinions, and future of the idea of infidelity. Hopefully I don't rely too much on my research and really dig deep into all of the articles out there!