[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Men and women who have served in the military have considerably higher rates of marital infidelity and divorce than the population at large, according to a 2011 study.

Not surprising as the job requires you to be away from your spouse for months at a time.

Absence does not make the heart grow fonder and it makes another portion of your anatomy very lonely.

[newzjunkey]

Not surprising as the job requires you to be away from your spouse for months at a time.

You're either faithful or you're not; no real excuse. I wonder if spouses of military cheat more often.

[Isabel C.]

Absence does not make the heart grow fonder and it makes another portion of your anatomy very lonely.

Genitals don't feel emotions. The desire for sex is psychological, not physical.

[Alas Babylon!]

Sometimes—or even more often—it’s not the GI but rather the spouse.

Many years ago I was at the NCO Academy at Charelston AFB in Charleston S.C.

One Friday night at the NCO Club, there were about 300% more women there, all skanked up and ready to party. I asked a friend who was from the base why and he said:

“The Navy has gone out to sea for a multi-month deployment on Tuesday. These are Navy wives.”