According to a new study, the more of an upper hand someone has in a relationship, the more likely they are to cheat. Join us as we explore this phenomenon.
Power tends to go to the heads of those who possess it. All some snot-nosed douchebags need are a fancy title, the big office with a view and the ability to push their subordinates around to give them a heightened perception of self-worth. They think their shit doesn’t stink. This feeling of control creates a bizarre god complex that provides these smug suits with the misguided impression that, even though they are barely smart enough to wipe their own asses, they are more important than everyone else in the room.
Perhaps this is why the struggle for control has been going strong since ancient Mesopotamia, if not earlier. If you need a more contemporary example, take a gander at the current clown shoe administration. All these power grabs can be problematic, not just in business and politics, where they are sickeningly prevalent, but also in our love lives.
“If I complain and tell her she is acting high and mighty, she throws it in my face that she makes more money than me. There are times when she’s probably thinking she could do better than me.”
Richard
According to a compelling new study from researchers at Reichman University and the University of Rochester, the person who holds more power in a relationship is more likely to cheat. The study doesn’t specifically link this power to outside arousal—just because a person feels they have the upper hand in their kinship doesn’t mean they’re definitively on the prowl for some strange. However, it does appear that holding more power gives one the feeling of having a higher “mate value”—that they are a highly sought after sexual prize. And that can spell trouble. “Those with a higher sense of power may feel motivated to disregard their commitment to the relationship and act on desires for short-term flings or potentially other, more novel partners if the opportunity arises,” the study’s authors wrote.
