Guys that travel alot are easily distracted and have to WORK at their marriages ALOT! Pilots, athletes, politicians think because they’re away from home, they can roam - well, NO WAY! Don’t get MARRIED if you can’t stay faithful! If all these affairs are true, Tiger’s going to pay and pay dearly especially in the eyes of his children...
“Pilots, athletes, politicians think because they’re away from home, they can roam - well, NO WAY!”
I actually do not agree with this interpretation. Speaking as a middle-aged male who has had 2 homes for much of his life, I think the male mind is hard-wired at a biological level to not be alone in a place. When you are genuinely far away (whether it be 100 miles in the days of horse or more today)for some amount of time, I suspect there is a trigger in the male mind that tends to want to seek out companionship, regardless of the far-away commitment. Such a trigger would tend to support species propagation and genetic diversity also. As you can see, I take the premise of biological basis for human behavior seriously.
“Guys that travel alot are easily distracted and have to WORK at their marriages “
This I agree with. Pilots et al don’t THINK that they can roam, it is more like they face a constant low-grade urge to do so, and once you fall for it, it is much easier to repeat. I am not moralized, just saying that WE ARE MADE THAT WAY. Additionally, airline personnel must face additional challenges because they often are with people they know (coworkers) while remote.
I know that when I lived split-time between 2 places, I had 2 separate social lives, dating included (wasn’t married). The far-away place simply feels far away when you know you are somewhere else for a while. We aren’t made to exist much time in places without forming the basic relationships that are part of life.
and those same guys cringe at the idea that the little missus is NOT at home, crying on the couch and sniffing their dirty T shirts because they miss them so much!
Every guy I know that has cheated, NEVER thinks it is ok for his wife to be doing the same thing at home.
Because men have needs, don’tcha know?