Oct 29, 2008 5:14 pm US/Eastern
Study: Married Couples Cheating More Often
NEW YORK (CBS) ―
Walking down the aisle doesn't always mean living happily ever after.
New research has found that married couples in two very different age groups aren't staying faithful.
A University of Washington study found that 28 percent of men and 15 percent of women over age 60 say they've cheated on their mate.
This has led to a spike in HIV cases.
"They're not thinking about protection, they're not thinking about having a child," psychologist Dr. Anne-Renee Testa said. "They're just doing it out in the open."
Younger couples are not immune to the trend either.
20 percent of men and 15 percent of women under 35 admit to being unfaithful.
"Nowadays, women realize they can do it and get away with it," Harlem resident Marybeth Dupain said. "Guys are doing it just as much as [women] are."
"A lot of it has to do with cheating on each other, and society is becoming looser out there," Testa said. "There's a lot of stuff that's out there, right for you to see."
For younger people, technology that provides easy access to pornography seems to be reshaping views about fidelity.
Dr. Testa says married couples who cheat are looking for love in the wrong places.
She says it's important for spouses to get an understanding of intimacy, and communicate to each other what they want out of their relationship in order to make it work.
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