Studies have found that in long-term relationships, women, whether they work outside of the house or not, often find themselves "shut out" emotionally. Over 70% of women are still the primary caregivers for their children while also being the cook and the maid regardless of working only part or full time. This leaves them precious little time for themselves to foster a woman's natural urge to grow emotionally. An urge typically ignored by men whose primary interest is physical contact.

 

Thus, the longing for a man who can "see who they really are" begins. And in the weeks, months or even years that follow, they will usually find such a man - or think they've found one. The female need for an "emotional bond," may lead to affairs initiated by women that generally last 3 times longer than those initiated by men.