Quote: marriage problems that increase this risk? Sure - decreased sex, women too preoccupied with the kids and not paying enough attention to their H, H's too preoccupied with work and not paying enough attentions to their Ws, financial worries, work worries, death in the family, child or spouse with chronic illness or life-threatening illness........The dopamine "high" of infatuation, new experiences, buying things, etc. contributes to the behaviors of affairs, reckless spending, taking up new activities, etc. And dopamine temporarily relieves their depression
I considered ending our M because of BB spending and her never being satisfied with what we had. She always had to have something new or be looking at something new. BB said several times people did not value her and at one time people were against her or had it in for her.
