What prompts people to pursue married people for an affair?
I am faithful to my wife; everybody who knows me, knows that as well. But invariably, from time to time, some women at work flirt with me…and I don’t mean playfully. Yet, other women, single women, wouldn’t dream of flirting with me that way because they know I am committed to my wife. Naturally, being made of flesh, blood, and active hormones, a beautiful woman is a temptation for me from time to time. I just would never act on it. My curiosity then, is not what creates an attraction, but what factors allow some people to cross the line when all things are equal? How do some people respect one person’s marriage, but not another’s? What prompts people to pursue married people for an affair?
| Total Votes | % of Voters | Female Votes | Male Votes | Unspecified Votes | % of Female Votes | % of Male Votes | % of Unspecified Votes | Average Age | Answer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 16.2% | 4 | 2 | .. | 26.7% | 25.0% | .. | 38.8 | The physical attraction is overpowering. |
| 12 | 32.4% | 8 | 4 | .. | 53.3% | 50.0% | .. | 40.0 | This is entirely relative; what may seem off-limits to one person is a green light to someone else. |
| 2 | 5.4% | 2 | .. | .. | 13.3% | .. | .. | .. | Marriage doesn’t mean what it used to mean. |
| 11 | 29.7% | 6 | 5 | .. | 40.0% | 62.5% | .. | 41.2 | Other. |
| Rating | Total | Female | Male | Unspecified | Average Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 38.0 |
| Bad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| No Opinion | 25 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 42.6 |
| Type | Number |
|---|---|
| Abstainers | 14 |
| Male | 8 |
| Female | 15 |
| Unspecified | 0 |
| User | Vote | Comment |
|---|---|---|
dab    | reasonable | posted 18-Jul-2008 8:39am |
Strider  | reasonable | posted 17-Jul-2008 11:33pm |
Crayons   | reasonable | posted 17-Jul-2008 8:00pm |
gambler  | reasonable | posted 17-Jul-2008 6:33pm |
| moviesnob | reasonable | posted 17-Jul-2008 3:06pm I think you'll get a lot of "Other" answers on this one. |
