On the path to adultery?

Whether those who are married but looking may find they gain affection, excitement or opportunities from their secret affairs and that there are many reasons why people play away from home.

But according to Dr Helen Fisher, a biological anthropologist from Rutgers University in New Jersey, there are real biological processes that lead people to commit adultery.

"Research I'm doing shows there are three very distinct paths in the brain for relationships - sex drive, romance and attachment," she told the Mirror.

"There are very clear lines in how the brain can approach each of these, meaning you can lie in bed with someone and feel very secure, have feelings of romantic love for someone else and wild sexual thoughts about a totally different person."

She went on to say that in some people all three paths are connected on the same network, meaning that they are likely to remain in a monogamous relationship.

However, for those whose relationship trails are separated, this may lead them to seek extramarital relations in order to fulfil their needs.

Her comments come after squeaky clean Boyzone singer Ronan Keating admitted to being unfaithful to his wife.

Posted by David Miller

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