The Secret Life of the Cheating Wife: Power, Pragmatism, and Pleasure in Women's Infidelity

by Alicia M. Walker

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Using a sample collected from Ashley Madison, this book is the result of a yearlong inquiry into women's extramarital experiences. Ultimately, these women reject the binary proposition of marriage that assumes that either we work on our marriages and remain monogamous within them, or we break up the relationship and take up other relationships. These women conceive of an alternate solution to a marriage that is not wholly working, where their own needs are ignored, unmet, and not prioritized. Thus, the women in this study are engaging in secret defiance of the expectations of marriage and primary partnerships. This book gives voice to women's experiences and perceptions regarding their participation in infidelity, and glimpses into the interworkings of our most intimate relationships, and the ways women negotiate marriages that fall short of their expectations.
  • ISBN10 1498544614
  • ISBN13 9781498544610
  • Publish Date 24 October 2017
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Lexington Books
  • Format eBook
  • Pages 204
  • Language English