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Topics: TV And Film, Entertainment, Netflix, Dating, Sex and Relationships
Ella Scott
Topics: TV And Film, Entertainment, Netflix, Dating, Sex and Relationships
A driving force behind the controversial dating website Ashley Madison has opened up on the ‘fascinating’ reasoning why men cheat on their spouses.
Earlier this month, Netflix released its latest mind-boggling docuseries - Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies and Scandal.
The three-part miniseries is centred around the notorious Canadian dating site used by married people to facilitate affairs, and the 2015 hacking scandal that that saw millions of users' private data leaked onto the dark web.
You can watch the wild trailer below:
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After binging the show, many viewers have taken to social media to slam those who previously used the website for extramarital affairs.
One X user wrote: “Netflix is trying reaaaaally hard to make us feel bad for these f****ng losers but it’s not working!”
A second said: “This Ashley Madison series on Netflix shows how ungrateful, shameless and disgusting men really are.”
“I’ve watched so many crime documentaries on Netflix but none made me madder than Ashley Madison’s,” typed another. “The justifications for cheating are disgusting and mind-boggling that become infuriating to watch.”
Following the jaw-dropping show’s premiere last week (May 15), Paul Keable, the Chief Strategy Officer of Ashley Madison’s parent company Ruby, has spoken out.
He believes that many critics hurling vitriol across social media have been too quick to judge infidelity.
In a new interview, Paul began by defending people who cheat on their partners and use the 2002-founded site to do so.
“What a lot of people come to Ashley Madison for are not the reasons they think,” he said in a discussion with Dexerto.
“80 percent of the women using Ashley Madison were in sexless or orgasmless marriages.
“They were coming to Ashley Madison to outsource their intimate needs.
"Because — and this is the really important part — they do love their spouse.”
Discussing an independent study into the dating platform, which was led by Missouri State University professor Dr. Alicia Walker, Paul said it was ‘fascinating’ to find out why men cheat.
Findings suggested that male users were ‘seeking emotional validation’ rather than to find sexual partners.
“That’s often what people ascribe to women, not to men. And so that really flips the script a little bit,” Paul explained.
“So, before they judge, all I would say is try to understand a little bit more. And understand not everyone is built for monogamy.”
According to a General Social Survey, 20 percent of men have admitted to having sexual relations with someone other than their partner, compared to 13 percent of women sampled.
You can watch all three episodes of Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies and Scandal on Netflix now.