Alicia M. Walker is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Missouri State University. A microsociologist whose work focuses on sexual relationships and behavior, sexualities, sexual identity, and gender, Walker has particular interest in closeted behaviors and online initiation of sexual relationships. She is also the author of
The Secret Life of the Cheating Wife: Power, Pragmatism, and Pleasure in Women's Infidelity
(Lexington Books, 2017).

Offers the unique perspectives and experiences of men who engaged in extramarital experiences through the site Ashley Madison

Presents the array of reasons why these men 'cheat'

Challenges commonly-held assumptions about infidelity

1. The C-Word (Cheater): Infidelity as the Ultimate Threat.- 2.Researcher Seeks Cheating Husbands: Recruiting a Closeted pPopulation.- 3. "Men need their egos pumped up regularly": Primary Partnerships Sow the Seeds of Men's Doubt.- 4. "We need a witness to our lives": Outside Partners as Outsourced Relational Managers.- 5. "If I was a good enough man, she'd be jumping on top of me, right?": Marital Beds Breed Self-Doubt.- 6. "I seek a partner who actually wants me to make up for lost time": The Girlfriend Experience in Outside Partnerships Helps Reduce FOMO.- 7. "Guys who suck in bed are the butt of jokes": The Pressure to Perform.- 8. "It's my job to make her orgasm": Women's Orgasm Provision as Responsibility and Special Skill.- 9. So, What Does all of this Mean Anyway?: Making Sense of Men's Participation in Infidelity.