Playing with fire: The sexual behavior of husbands with mistresses

• Main Authors: Del Rosario, Jayson N., Manio, Gerald Jet D.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 1999
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/10635
• Institution: De La Salle University

This descriptive study is about the sexual behavior of husbands with an ongoing or past sexual relationship with a mistress. The topic was made in order to identify the vital factors and concepts that contribute to the said behavior and extramarital affairs. The different aspects of infidelity that are connected as a whole can be analyzed thoroughly. The conceptual framework for this study was formed through the reviewed literature. Actual cases of husband's sexual experiences were analyzed based on their reported experiences. A 1-on-1 in-depth interview was conducted on twelve (12) middle-aged Filipino husbands. All of which were married for at least seven (7) years and has an ongoing or a past sexual relationship with a mistress. In acquiring the husband's thoughts and feelings regarding sexuality and sexual infidelity it was found that despite their full knowledge of what infidelity is, the source of the phenomenon, and the consequences it brings, they still would not pass on a sexual experience outside of marriage. It was also established that even though sexual satisfaction was still experienced in their marriages, mediocrity and monotonousness of their sexual relationship were present. In the comparison between the sexual activity with the wife and the mistress, it was evident that majority of the participants favored their mistresses in the aspect of sexual pleasure and contentment. It was also found that their main reason in their sexual infidelity varies, but all boils down to wanting a better sex life. The researchers were able to construct a new conceptual framework for the study.