Infidelity's Up, as Women Lead Charge

Smut may be losing its stigma, but at what price to marriage and our own decency?

(NEWSER) - Does looking at pornography constitute cheating? If so, a lot of men are in trouble in today's age of instant access. Ross Douthat explores the issue in the Atlantic and finds the extremes of the argument unhelpful. No, digital smut won't bring about the end of civilization, but don't be too quick to write it off as harmless, either. "The Internet era has ratcheted the experience of pornography much closer to adultery than I suspect most porn users would like to admit," he says. More»

Did anyone see it coming from Whoopi?

(NEWSER) - Jesse James and Tiger Woods are getting a lot of heat for sleeping around while married, but men aren’t the only ones who cheat. The Frisky rounds up 10 famous female cheaters:

• Whoopi Goldberg: Admitted Wednesday on The View, while discussing James, that she “screwed around” while married “five or six times.”
• Meg Ryan: Lost her status as America’s Sweetheart when she cheated on Dennis Quaid with her Proof Of Life co-star, Russell Crowe.

Scandal-plagued couple will weigh their next move

(NEWSER) - To escape the nonstop flood of news about his infidelities, Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren are planning to escape to her native Sweden and consider their next move. "They want to leave as soon as possible," a friend of the golf legend's spurned wife tells ABC News . And reports that divorce is off the table may be premature, the source adds. More»

(NEWSER) - Attention women: For the sake of your relationship and general world harmony, it's time to resume having sex even when you're not in the mood. So says Bettina Arndt, a female columnist for the Canberra Times, who wonders, "Whatever happened to wifely duty?" It's still possible—in fact, easy—to enjoy sex even if you're not jazzed about the idea beforehand, she says. More»

(NEWSER) - Whether it’s hormones, increased self-esteem or stepping out on their spouses, 40-something women are experiencing the best sex of their lives, reports the Guardian. "It's one of the best-kept secrets of women's lives," noted one expert. Of 2,000 women polled in a recent survey, 77% said that their sex life was best in their 40s. More»