Quoted directly from the movie "Kinsey" (my new favorite flick, for it's honest dipiction of human relations and the affects that modern and historical societies have on sexual being).
Here's one of my favorite quips from the movie:
"In the bonobo chimpanzee--
our nearest primate relation--
sex is the glue
of social cohesion and peace.
Cleared of notions like romantic love...
or religion or morality,
their society's behavior
hangs together
as a coherent unit
of biology and conditioning.
Based on the experiences of females
who have contributed to our histories...
we have observed a wide range
of motivations for extramarital coitus.
At times, it is a conscious or unconscious
attempt to acquire social status.
In other instances,
it gives them a variety of experiences...
with new sexual partners who are sometimes
superior to their marriage partner.
There are occasions
when it is done in retaliation...
for the partner's
extramarital activity...
or for some sort
of nonsexual mistreatment.
Some females discover new sources
of emotional satisfaction...
while others find it impossible to share
such an intimate relationship...
with more than one partner.
We have also encountered
a considerable group of cases...
in which husbands encourage their wives
to engage in extramarital activities...
in an honest attempt
to give them the opportunity...
for additional sexual satisfaction."
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