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Dual-Control Model of Sexual Response

A model explaining sexual response and its relation to infidelity risk, incorporating sexual excitation and inhibition.

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Jan 13, 2026

What role do digital and emotional affairs play in modern measures of infidelity, and how do genders differ?

Digital tools have expanded the landscape of infidelity by enabling sustained emotional connections without physical contact, and surveys suggest a sizeable share of modern affairs are emotional or on...

Jan 5, 2026

people with more partners more likely to cheat?

Multiple peer-reviewed studies and large surveys report a consistent correlation: people who report more past sexual partners also report higher rates of later infidelity, but the relationship is comp...