How Can I Keep My Partner From Cheating?

Preventing infidelity may be as simple as – and this seems obvious – telling the truth. Peggy Vaughn, author of the Myth of Monogamy, says honesty is the key. If you are like most people you may find the idea daunting at best. And yet it is easier to be honest with your partner if you have agreed that this is the “rule” for your relationship. Communication about honest attraction or feeling for another should be viewed as normal and not threatening unless it is kept under wraps. It is only then that the fantasy becomes something larger than life, and may lead to sneaky behaviors and hiding it. This is what leads to cheating, she says, not the every day thoughts of another.