Chapter 15 reading jspl

While reading the reasons for infidelity in chapter 15, I found the emotional need interesting. The text said that for many women they get involved with older married men to, perhaps, replace a father. For men, they suggested that men will get involved with older women to fill a nurturing void from his childhood. When I read this, it made me think of cougars. I began thinking about Ashton Kutcher and thought that maybe his marriage to Demi Moore was his way of finding an unmet need he lack while growing up.

The characteristics of abusive spouses is something that should be more well known. I think that many of these characteristics could be seen as warning signs for dating couples early in their relationship. If this information was made more available, then some women could avoid putting themselves in these dangerous relationships.