Esther Perel: Why Women Cheat and Why Women Stay

Today, women are cheating nearly as much as men. But why do we judge women more harshly than men, whether they're the cheater, the victim of the cheating who decides to stay, or the mistress? Our guest today is Esther Perel, preeminent couples and family therapist whose new book, "The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity" looks at infidelity from multiple perspectives and attempts to contest some of the cultural stereotypes we hold about cheating. Also: we hear from women who say post-election politics has hurt their intimate relationships, and get Perel's advice on how to navigate this discord.

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Esther Perel: Why Women Cheat and Why Women Stay is an episode from Divided States of Women by Vox Media Podcast Network.

This episode is 49:07 long.

This episode was published on Nov 2, 2017.

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