Men already have the perfect excuse for infidelity : it’s genetics to blame . According to a study by the Swedish Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, monogamy depends on the genes. The result of the study affirms that men are less unfaithful when they lack a variant of a gene that influences the activity of the brain. Scientists corroborate what our grandmothers used to say: ‘Watch out daughter, he’s a scoundrel like his father!’
Present in two out of every five men, the variant of the gene also influences the chances of coexistence problems in marriage, according to a report published in the prestigious The Washington Post. “Men with two copies of the gene have double the risk of experiencing relationship conflict and divorce , compared to men without any copy,” explains Hasse Walum, director of the study in which 1,000 heterosexual couples were analyzed. Walum states that women “married to men with one or two copies of the gene show a lower satisfaction rate relative to women in union with men who lack this variant.”
Is the man’s infidelity the fault of the genes?
The work has focused on men because the hormone tested plays a greater role in their brains than it does in women. The discovery has sparked a debate about whether genetics should be used so that couples know the chances of their relationship being successful. In the future, the future wife could request a genetic test of the future husband to know in advance if in a man prone to infidelities .