Stefanie Stahl is a bestselling author and psychotherapist, Lukas Klaschinski is a podcast star and psychologist – together they write a column every two weeks about topics related to love, family and relationships. This time it’s about infidelity in a relationship.
By Stefanie Stahl and Lukas Klaschinski
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Lukas Klaschinski: We humans are relationship animals. Our longing for loyalty in relationships is not least the desire for a deep, secure bond. It is all the more hurtful when this trust is broken when a partner cheats. When it comes to affairs, however, I observe a very interesting ambivalence: almost all people, 97 percent, expect loyalty from their partner. But at the same time, almost a third of all people in a relationship have cheated at some point; some estimates even suggest that the figure is two thirds.
Stefanie Stahl: In fact, the topic of cheating is one that concerns many people and many couples. In a large study by the University of Göttingen, 25 percent of those surveyed said they had problems with “fidelity” in their current relationships. And they considered this to be one of the most serious problems. I have also had to deal with this topic frequently in my practice. Hardly anything hits a relationship harder than the meteorite of infidelity. Some couples have made it through this crisis, others have been broken by it.
Lukas Klaschinski: In your experience, what are the reasons for an affair or even a longer affair?
Source: Stern
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