The Secret Life of the Cheating Wife
eBook - PDF

The Secret Life of the Cheating Wife

Power, Pragmatism, and Pleasure in Women’s Infidelity

  1. 205 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Secret Life of the Cheating Wife

Power, Pragmatism, and Pleasure in Women’s Infidelity

About this book

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.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. The Secret Life of the Cheating Wife
  3. The Secret Life of the Cheating Wife
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Introduction
  7. Why Do We Care if Other People Cheat?
  8. Chapter 1
  9. Who are these “Bad Girls” Anyway? (And Where Did You Find Them?)
  10. Chapter 2
  11. A Large Penis is Always Welcome
  12. Chapter 3
  13. You’re not the Boss of Me
  14. Chapter 4
  15. A Gift You Give Yourself, But Nothing Comes for Free
  16. Chapter 5
  17. Sometimes You Just Need a Subcontractor
  18. Conclusion The Things You Learn from Bad Girls
  19. References
  20. Index
  21. About the Author