Chasing Masculinity: Men, Validation, and Infidelity

By Alicia M. Walker

Chapter 1 The C-Word (Cheater): Infidelity as the Ultimate Threat

Chapter 2 Researcher Seeks Cheating Husbands: Recruiting a Closeted Population

Chapter 3 "Men need their egos pumped up regularly" Primary Partnerships Sow the Seeds of Men's Doubt

Chapter 4 "We need a witness to our lives" Outside Partners as Outsourced Relational Managers

Chapter 5 "If I was a good enough man, she'd be jumping on top of me, right?" Marital Beds Breed Self-Doubt

Chapter 6 "I seek a partner who actually wants me to make up for lost time" The Girlfriend Experience in Outside Partnerships Helps Reduce FOMO

Chapter 7 "Guys who suck in bed are the butt of jokes" The Pressure to Perform

Chapter 8 "It's my job to make her orgasm" Women's Orgasm Provision as Responsibility and Special Skill

Chapter 9 So, What Does all of this Mean Anyway?: Making Sense of Men's Participation in Infidelity

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030498174
• ISBN13: 9783030498177
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.3"