We don't like cheating because it hurts us, but is that only because we have been trained to expect monogamy? I also think people have different conceptions of what cheating is and that's important to set up first. For some, if their partner would have spent time with someone else in a non-sexual way, that could be deemed as cheating. Whereas for others, things like kissing or flirting might not be a big deal.
Why do people cheat? Is the phrase once a cheater, always a cheater correct? Where do conceptions of monogamy come from? Learn in this episode.
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