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When you get married, the thought of infidelity isn't something you think you'll end up dealing with. No one wants to believe that the love of their life will cheat on them or that they'll engage in damaging marriage behavior. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Contrary to popular belief, affairs are more common than you think. Not only that, but they're not exclusive to males cheating or vice versa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anyone can engage in an affair and there is even websites for married people looking to have an affair<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n However, what you may not know is that there's more than just one type of cheating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n While no one wants to be in this position, marriages can survive affairs depending on the type and if both parties are willing to make it work. If you believe you or your partner may be engaging in an affair, it may help to understand the 13 types of infidelity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n You can define an affair as any intense emotional and physical relationship with someone outside of marriage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n As we mentioned, there's a lot more to affairs than cheating. No two affairs are precisely alike, and the people who engage in these activities have different reasons depending on the type. Take a look at the 13 various affairs and the characteristics they encompass. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The first type of affair to be aware of is the one night stand<\/a> affair. These affairs are a one-time deal where one partner engages in intimacy with another person for one night only. <\/p>\n\n\n\n These tend to happen when one spouse is away on business and meets someone in a bar or elsewhere. More often than not, the person engaging in these types of affairs has been drinking, but not always. Alcohol lowers inhibitions, making it easier for the person to have a one night stand. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Often, the person having a one night stand doesn't plan on it happening before the act. Maybe they met someone in a bar, a business meeting, or elsewhere. The person cheating is usually caught up in the heat of the moment and normally wouldn't engage in this behavior. <\/p>\n\n\n\n That being said, some people are purposely looking for a one night stand. These types of people may engage in this type of affair because they can remain anonymous, meaning it\u2019s less likely they'll be caught and never see the person again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Something to keep in mind when you or your partner have had a one night stand is that more often than not, it doesn't come from a place of being dissatisfied with their partner. Nine times out of ten, it's the heat of the moment, and they let things get out of hand. Sometimes, though, it can signify a lack of excitement in a relationship. <\/p>\n\n\n\n When it comes to an intimacy avoidance affair<\/a>, one or both partners in the marriage are afraid of being vulnerable, intimate, or emotionally close to one another. More often than not, only one person in the marriage is fearful of vulnerability, but there are times when both parties are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The partner that cannot be emotionally close to their spouse will engage in an affair to keep themselves at a distance from their partner. The affair acts like an emotional barrier in the marriage. Both men and women can engage in an intimacy avoidance affair, but it's more common in men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Often when men have an intimacy avoidance affair, they're afraid of losing their masculinity by being vulnerable with their spouse. These affairs typically don't last very long, but that doesn't mean there won't be more throughout the marriage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Even if an intimacy avoidance affair only lasts for a few months, the spouse will likely find someone new to have this type of affair with immediately, months, or years after the initial one ends. If they cannot get closer to their partner, these affairs will continue to happen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Something to remember about these types of affairs is that while it may seem like the spouse committing these acts doesn't care about their partner, that's not always true. Most of the time, they care about their partner so much that their fear of being emotional is too powerful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Read More:<\/strong> Cheating Wife Signs<\/a> or Cheating Husband Signs<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Conflict avoidance affairs are more common in couples who are in their 20s and 30s. This type of affair stems from intense frustration with one another for one reason or another. Once frustration begins, lack of communication happens because both parties don't want to argue or fight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Even when there is frustration and poor communication, these affairs happen because someone has the opportunity to engage in them. Since conflict avoidance affairs mainly occur in the beginning years of marriage, a new job, preoccupation with a new baby, or similar factors usually stem from. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The one participating in a conflict avoidance affair still loves their partner, but they're frustrated with the situation and end up cheating as a means to blow everything up. If the spouses cannot figure out how to work through their communication issues, these types of affairs will become more common. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Many people who have this type of affair will continue to cheat throughout the marriage. If they end up divorced, they carry this pattern of behavior into their second or third marriages. Sometimes, spouses will come clean about their affairs and then go to couples therapy if they believe they can work things out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Since a lack of proper communication is a substantial factor in a conflict avoidance affair, the couple will enter couples therapy before revealing the affair. They may enter because the faithful spouse feels something is off, and they want to work through it. It's only in therapy sessions that the cheating spouse will usually reveal their infidelity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A womanizer affair refers to a man who continuously engages in sexual behavior with multiple women, despite being married. You can characterize a womanizer affair by the man in the relationship being handsome, charming, and quite popular among friends and strangers. <\/p>\n\n\nWhat Defines an Affair?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Types of Affairs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
1. The One Night Stand Affair<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
2. Intimacy Avoidance Affair<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
3. Conflict Avoidance Affair<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
4. Womanizer Affair<\/h3>\n\n\n\n