why-extramarital-affair-is-common

1

It is easy.

Biological attraction.
2

It is cheap.

Cheap in the sense the value (the high) they get out of it is worth the money spent. No expenses of betrothal.
3

Free of STD

and considered better than prostitution.

4

Others cannot do anything

about it

5

Extramarital affair is compulsive.

The taste of romance is almost addictive. It is like a drug. Once begun it too requires commitment of sort. There is fear of blackmailing.
6

The preconditioned notion of ‘no romance is possible’ with the existing partner.

7

The labor of revival or recreation of romance in existing married relationship is not easy.

8

Separation is aweful due to repurcussion on children

9

The partner is tolerant

and does not take strict action against it.

10

Some justification is always available

to rationalize the extramarital affair and point fault of the existing committed relationship

Why is Extra marital affair not in limelight or done furtively?

Extramarital affair is it looked down upon.

Most people regard extramarital affair as violation of marital trust and responsibility.
It is equated with unfaithfulness and cheating.
It is proscribed by religion.
It is looked down upon all over geographically and through out history as lesser than marriage.
Hence, if a powerful person like a king is in love then he has to marry the other girl, either because he is righteous and admits sex after marriage or because the girl or her guardian gets vow that the king can meet and mate only after marriage.
King Shantanu and Queen Satyavati, mother of Dhritarashtra, Pandu, and Vidur.

What alternates to marriage are experimented?
Several. Some of them are:
Live in relation.
Live out relation.

Definition of Betrothal:Main Entry: be·troth·al
Pronunciation: \-ˈtrō-thəl, -ˈtrȯ-, -thəl\
Function: noun
Date: 1831
1 : the act of betrothing or fact of being betrothed
2 : a mutual promise or contract for a future marriage

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