What are the f%&king odds??

I was asked today if I thought monogamy was a natural instinct. I think its hard to say. For some people, it is absolutely in their nature to ...divide and conquer. For others, I think the opposite. Some species pair up for life and some fornicate freely. Men do have a longer reproductive life than us women tho. So it really isn't surprising if a man starts acting out later in marriage and then runs off with a younger, more fertile woman. But we all act surprised. But that cant be the only culprit. I mean, women cheat too...

Where to start? Ah:

Fantasy

noun

♦ the faculty or activity of imagining things , especially things that are impossible or improbable.

Improbable seems to be the more likely fit.


I would think that one of the more exciting things about a fantasy is that slight possibility that you may one day turn it into a reality.  The chase. Everyone loves a good chase.

“It's the thrill of the chase - the research, the excitement of finding the next thing, the better object. Often, the hunt matters more than the object itself."

 

Makes sense. We bore easily. 

While the odds suggest that men are somewhat more likely to cheat than women, a small study published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology (PDF) in May 2009 suggests that women might be more likely than men to commit another relationship indiscretion—mate poaching. In fact, single women might be the likeliest to pursue mates who are already in relationships.

More proof us humans like to play games.

 AS A MATTER OF FACT
 When you really start breaking down the statistics...it doesnt look so good.

• 22 percent of married men have strayed at least once during their married lives.
• 14 percent of married women have had affairs at least once during their married lives.
• Younger people are more likely candidates; in fact, younger women are as likely as younger men to be unfaithful.
• 22 percent of men and 14 percent of women admitted to having sexual relations outside their marriage sometime in their past.
• 90 percent of Americans believe adultery is morally wrong.
• 50 percent of Americans say President Clinton's adultery makes his moral standard "about the same as the average married man,'' according to a Time-CNN poll.
• 61 percent of Americans thought adultery should not be a crime in the United states; 35 percent thought it should; 4 percent had no opinion.
• 17 percent of divorces in the United States are caused by infidelity.

 Doesnt matter, most of us will continue to walk around hoping it never happens and remain shocked and awed and possibly fly into a murderous rage when it happens. 

I guess animals just dont have too much-self control...

Facts and stats aside, what does everyone else think?