Men, Affairs; Why?
by Brooks E. Hanson
reviewed by Reed James
Why do men cheat? Brooks Hanson, after a career working in nightclubs, has talked to a lot of men on why they’re out at the club drinking, partying, and hooking up with other women while their wives and girlfriends are at home. It’s become her passion, you could say, collecting stories from men about their and their friend’s affairs.
‘Men, Affairs; Why?’ is an in depth look at infidelity and male psychology that is both well researched and scattered with amazing, anecdotal quotes from men on why they cheat, and from a few men on why they would never cheat, on their wives. She attacks the subject form every angle, from the way society is changing, to how technology has made available so many avenues for men to find the causal encounters they desire, to the effects of pornography can have.
This is a well written, and unflinching, look at relationships in the United Kingdom, but it holds a lot of lessons for those of use outside the UK. Its full of real quotes from men on why they cheated on their wives and girlfriends. But this is no anti-male critique. She isn’t out to bash men for just being men, though she is disappointed in men who cheat, this is a study in the root causes of male infidelity and is an absolutely fascinating, if somewhat disheartening, read.
This is a 5 star book! At $2.99, ‘Men, Affairs; Why?’ is a great steal for anyone looking to understand male psychology.
Available from Amazon and Amazon UK. You can also follow her on twitter @BrooksEHansen.
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Am incredibly grateful for this review as I feel you’ve nailed exactly where I am coming from & what I am about. I do not hate men, I’m just trying to figure them out hence my ‘interrogation’ of so many of them. Owing to the fact that I then quoted what they said, the book can perhaps make some flinch, & of course it can horrify others!! I’m not here to shock; I’m here to tell the truth and tell it how it is on the subject of why men cheat.
You’re welcome Brooks.
‘to the affects of pornography can have.’ Should that not be ‘to the effects that pornography can have’? Hope this helps.
Yes, it should be. I’ll fix it. Thanks for letting me know!