What's Worse???

What’s Worse? Being Cheated on Emotionally or Sexually? Doctor Oz did an episode on cheating and the battle of the sexes. Guests included Reverend Joseph “Run” Simmons from the TV show “Run’s House”, Laura Berman: author of “The Book of Love,” Ian Kerner: author of “She Comes First: The Thinking Man’s Guide to Pleasuring a Woman,” and Janine Driver: author of “You Say More Than You Think: Use the New Body Language to Get What You Want! The 7 Day Plan.” When they asked the audience their opinion, which was worse- emotional cheating? The women’s hands shot up. And for physical cheating- the men’s hands went up. No surprise there. We all know that women bond emotionally, so they would naturally view that emotional cheating would be a threat to a relationship. If a gal sees her man becoming emotionally involved with another woman, huge red flags go up. The men’s opinion was strong- that if you cheat physically, that was it- there was nothing worse. Other opinions that were expressed: On the topic of sex, Dr. Laura Berman said that when women have a good orgasm, their brain gets washed with oxytocin- a hormone which makes them want to become emotionally attached to their man. Rev. Joseph “Run” Simmons said men are more likely to have a one night stand because they want their cake and eat it too. Laura Berman said that sexual cheating is “the real deal” and puts you at risk for diseases, but for women, being cheated on emotionally is harder. Laura had some good advice for all: “You should not say, do or act in anyway that you would not say, do or act in front of your partner if they were sitting right next to you.” Good point. Janine Driver said that her ex cheated on her physically, but it would hurt her much more if her current husband was sending emails about their personal life and what their child did during the day. Dr. Oz said that most guys have intimate conversation with women when they are trying to have sex with them. Boy, who can’t love his honesty? And on the topic of monogamy: Laura Berman said that of course we make commitments at the altar, but we aren’t pre-programmed to be monogamous for life. When we first decided to have monogamy in our culture, we were only living until the age of 40 or 50 years old, but now we live to 100 years old and more. Dr. Oz said that 90% of all primates are not monogamous, 97% of all mammals are not monogamous and the ones that are monogamous still cheat. Should dogs be in the dog pound for emotionally cheating? And, do you think we humans, if we truly want to be, can we all be monogamous?