<p>A secret romance should be a staple of British love lives, and fidelity and long-term exclusivity are like traps that make people “caged animals”, a French-educated British social scientist has written in a new book.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Catherine Hakim, in her book “The New Rules of Marriage: Internet Dating, Playfairs and Erotic Power”, says a “sour” view of cheating has weakened British family life by prompting couples to divorce. <br /><br />According to the Daily Mail, rather than having a rigid and unforgiving opinion on affairs, Britons should learn to be more liberal with their lovers, Hakim said.<br /><br />The author said that a secret romance should be on a par with having dinner with your long-term partner.<br /><br />Hakim advises married couples to look to the French for inspiration for successful relationships.<br /><br />She says the French are “masters of seduction”, have a “philosophical approach to adultery” and allow their partners off the marital leash.<br /></p>
<p>A secret romance should be a staple of British love lives, and fidelity and long-term exclusivity are like traps that make people “caged animals”, a French-educated British social scientist has written in a new book.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Catherine Hakim, in her book “The New Rules of Marriage: Internet Dating, Playfairs and Erotic Power”, says a “sour” view of cheating has weakened British family life by prompting couples to divorce. <br /><br />According to the Daily Mail, rather than having a rigid and unforgiving opinion on affairs, Britons should learn to be more liberal with their lovers, Hakim said.<br /><br />The author said that a secret romance should be on a par with having dinner with your long-term partner.<br /><br />Hakim advises married couples to look to the French for inspiration for successful relationships.<br /><br />She says the French are “masters of seduction”, have a “philosophical approach to adultery” and allow their partners off the marital leash.<br /></p>