I was talking with a male co-worker in his thirties, and he submitted this theory.

He says that every woman (and I assumed every man too) goes through a promiscuous stage in life. That if they didn't play the field when they were younger, they will sow those wild oats later in life. Any thoughts on this? Right now my sister is behaving in a way that would certainly support this theory.

Were you promiscuous before marriage, what about the WS in your relationship? Or did you walk the line as a young person and then as you aged decided you missed out?

Probably some truth in every therory. However my
Ex-WW slept around before marriage and continued
to be man hungry after marriage.

Rly

No, I don't agree.

I have some lifelong friends who never went through the promiscuous period, married one partner and never strayed. I have other friends who can't remember the names of their sexual partners, or how many partners they had.

It's an individual thing. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="images/icons/rolleyes.gif" />

Well in that case, is it a product of genetics, upbringing or current living environment?

There really are so many variables. If infidelity was the norm in your family, you might follow that example. If 50 year anniversaries are how your family has lived, and if the marriage was a good one, it's easier to behave faithfully.

As to why one family has no divorces and is faithful with vows, good family members, reliable in business, who knows. It could be in the genes. Risk-takers have hard wiring that prompts them to do things to shake off boredom. Alcoholism runs in families, as does heavy smoking addiction.

Then there are the abberations: organized, clean parents can rear children with OCD, of the type that they can't throw their garbage out and live in squalor. Or the dysfunctional marriage that produces a high achieving child who perseveres in school, gets their diploma, goes off and pays for their own college and grad school, or the cheating drinking spouse who abandons their family and one of their children takes on responsibility to be the breadwinner.

Honest, I wish I knew.
Wish I knew.