New research reveals that commitment, not passion or intimacy, deters infidelity, highlighting that personal tendencies drive the decision to be unfaithful.
It’s rather a wrong use of the words they feature.
Presented questions like "During the time you and [partner’s initials] have/had a sexual relationship, have/did you ever have any other sexual partners?” are not about that.
You can be in a polygamous relationship, but, unless you previously agreed to have free sexual contacts outside your group, doing so with someone else is still absolutely cheating.
Having sex with several partners in a predetermined arrangement is obviously not.
“Infidelity”, “Faithfulness”: Are you ok, die-hard-monogamy?
The funniest part is that researchers still can’t figure out how to disengage from generations old bias of what constitutes a simple relationship.
It’s rather a wrong use of the words they feature.
Presented questions like "During the time you and [partner’s initials] have/had a sexual relationship, have/did you ever have any other sexual partners?” are not about that.
You can be in a polygamous relationship, but, unless you previously agreed to have free sexual contacts outside your group, doing so with someone else is still absolutely cheating.
Having sex with several partners in a predetermined arrangement is obviously not.