Q&A for “Affair-Proofing Your Marriage: Fidelity 2.0”

Wise Readers, If you want an affair-free union, being (and finding) a good person isn’t enough. But what are the differences between keeping a man versus a woman faithful? Do women have fewer, or more, affairs with age? And how do lifestyle and culture help or hinder affairs? Read on!

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Affair-Proofing Your Marriage: Fidelity 2.0

Dear Duana, I got a tad obsessed with a “Guy” at work—then told my husband and quit interacting with Guy. My girlfriends think telling my spouse was mean, ending the friendship was unnecessary, and that my character and my happy marriage would have prevented anything “happening”. I think they’re naive. How do you affair-proof a marriage?

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Q&A from “Is Her Straight Boyfriend Gay?”

Wise Readers, Our column about porn and sexual orientation raised myriad questions: What if straight women get turned on by porn of women? Why aren’t more people bi? Is there a ‘sniff test’ to tell if a guy is gay? And why do gay men marry straight women, anyway? Read on!

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Q&A From "Can Men And Women Really Be Just Friends?"

Wise Readers, As you pointed out, male-female Friendships come wrapped in Caution Tape…are they worth dealing with anyway? Are Boundaries one-size-fits-all? Are men construing every smile as a come-on? And how do people dance around all the Caution Tape? Wise Readers—what do *you* think? Cheers, Duana

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Can Men And Women Really Be Just Friends—and nothing more?

A guy friend of mine made a very hard pass at me. Was I asleep during the men-are-always-interested lecture? How do I make men understand friendship is *all* I want? Dear Anika, When Love Science readers answered informally, most women said Just Friendship is an option…but the #1 answer men gave referenced When Harry Met Sally—where Harry insists that even with unattractive women Friends, “You pretty much wanna nail them, too.” Who’s right—if anyone? Did we *all* miss the opposite sex’s lecture?

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