Why Do People Have Affairs?

We tend to think we know why people have affairs: the answer is simple, unambiguous and morally utterly black and white. That s a huge part of the problem - which this film gently aims to help correct. For gifts and more from The School of Life, visit our online shop: https://bit.ly/2KvS0Ca Join our mailing list: http://bit.ly/2e0TQNJ Our website has classes, articles and products to help you think and grow: https://bit.ly/2AGQxct 2vHzPUA FURTHER READING “Too often, affairs are seen as the outcome of random horniness – or just plain old nastiness. That’s very rarely the case. When it comes to affairs, we spend far too long being incensed or secretive, and far too little time trying to understand. In truth, affairs stem from a very fiddly aspect of our romantic psychology.” You can read more on this and other subjects on our blog, here: https://bit.ly/2vFV9K3 MORE SCHOOL OF LIFE Visit us in person at our London HQ: https://bit.ly/2vltrTJ Watch more films on RELATIONSHIPS in our playlist: http://bit.ly/TSOLrelationships You can submit translations and transcripts on all of our videos here: https://www.youtube.com/timedtext_cs_panel?c=UC7IcJI8PUf5Z3zKxnZvTBog&tab=2 Find out how more here: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/6054623?hl=en-GB SOCIAL MEDIA Feel free to follow us at the links below: 2vHzPUA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theschooloflifelondon/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheSchoolOfLife Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theschooloflifelondon/ CREDITS Produced in collaboration with: Matthew Knott https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/client/matthew-hammett-knott