Chasing Masculinity

Chapter 1 The C-Word (Cheater): Infidelity as the Ultimate Threat

Chapter 3 “Men Need Their Egos Pumped up Regularly”: Primary Partnerships Sow the Seeds of Men’s Doubt

Chapter 4 “We Need a Witness to Our Lives”: Outside Partners as Outsourced Relational Managers

Chapter 5 “If I Was a Good Enough Man, She’d Be Jumping on Top of Me, Right?”: Marital Beds Breed Self-Doubt

Chapter 6 “I Seek a Partner Who Actually Wants Me to Make Up for Lost Time”: The Girlfriend Experience in Outside Partnerships Helps Reduce FOMO

Chapter 7 “Guys Who Suck in Bed Are the Butt of Jokes”: The Pressure to Perform

Chapter 8 “It’s My Job to Make Her Orgasm”: Women’s Orgasm Provision as Responsibility and Special Skill

Chapter 9 So, What Does All of This Mean Anyway?: Making Sense of Men’s Participation in Infidelity