There is a lot of media coverage in the United States today covering the “Ashley Madison” website, which is a website for married people and or people in committed relationships to meet, date, and have sexual experiences with other people. This website was hacked and is now being threatened to shut down the websites or have the information of all their clients released. With this threat comes the demise of at least 37 million marriages or relationships if this information is leaked. This raises the question of, why would someone in a monogamous relationship seek out another? First and foremost, what is a monogamous relationship? There are two different types of monogamy the first being monogamous relationships and the second being serial monogamy. To have a monogamous relationship is one where both partners only date and have sex with one another. To have “serial monogamy” is where a person is faithful to their partner until they decide to change partners this is not anywhere near real monogamy. With serial monogamy the person is still seeking someone better than what they have, thus in some sense cheating. Studies vary about why people have affairs or cheat on their partners. Some say it’s the high from the chemical dopamine that is released from lying and hiding. Others say it is purely opportunity or sheer boredom from the monotonous relationships they have been in. But there are as many reasons for cheating as there are people. These all seem pretty logical to the liar and the cheater but in all reality 90 percent of the time is just an excuse used to explain their behavior. There are no legit and logical studies that prove these reasons. Up to two hundred years ago, couples generally married for proof of genetic monogamy, in order to pass down their sheep or farmland. This monogamy was necessary to make sure that no one cheated outside of the family lines and that property ownership stayed within the male lineage. T