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Bad economy may cause men to cheat; money stress can lead men to seek more sex partners 

University of Kansas study also says fear of death can trigger the urge to reproduce

Can an empty wallet lead to a cheating heart?

Cash-strapped men may feel a strong biological urge to seek out new sex partners, according to University of Kansas researchers.

It may be that they feel bad about themselves — or just that they’re wired to think like cavemen when faced with lack of food, income or fears that they’re not getting by.

“We’re biologically wired to reproduce, and the environment tells us the best strategy to use to make sure our genes are passed on,” said Omri Gillath, a social psychology professor at the University of Kansas told Science Daily.

A lot of it seems to have to do with fear of death.

After the researchers got a male study group thinking about their mortality, they had some of the men look at computer images of sexy women.

They then asked the other men to imagine dental pain.

Men showed a much stronger heart response to the sexy photos of females.

The researchers concluded that in times where men believed their very survival was at hand, they would desire other partners in order to reproduce.

“The economy today is giving us signs that we have lower chances of survival,” said Gillath. “There’s not as much money, we’re not sure if we’re going to have our jobs,” he said. “It’s like living on the savanna and discovering you don’t have enough fruit and the animals are scarce.”

While tough economic times may trigger the need to seek out new mates, it doesn’t mean you should.

“This is of course not a real, but a very temporary, superficial way to restore some of that lost self-esteem and power to provide,” couples therapist Dr. Ellen Casper told Men’s Health magazine.

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