It may not pass scientific muster, but a leading private investigator has developed a theory linking financial hardship such as that experienced during a recessive economy, with an increase in marital infidelity. Likening it to other actual, proven science, the recipe for Mark McAlpin's Adultero Solatium (combining the Latin words for unfaithful marriage partner and compensation, or solace) theory combines raw numbers from his own investigative practice with a bit of arm-chair psychology and an unmeasured pour of biochemistry. Admittedly a scientific lay person, the PI says he has been rolling this theory around in his head for years, and the numbers have consistently evinced his hypothesis.
The theory basically adds another act to the well-known reliance of stressed or distressed people on the relief found in their indulgence in "comfort food."
"People want to feel good. When they face physical, emotional or even mental pain or anguish, it is normal to want to engage in activities that will remove the pain, or counter it with something that feels good. Think about it, stressed, achy people often say, 'I need a massage.' Chocolate, candy, alcohol, a hot bath or relaxing message, any one of a myriad of drugs, pick your poison."
Reduced down to it's simplest explanation, it is all about basic brain chemistry. The feel good chemicals are in high demand, and people tend to go after them, right or wrong. This theory only differs from the accepted version in that it adds sexual pleasure to the equation."
McApin's theory is based on self-collected data he's culled from his skip tracing website Cellulartrace.com. The site, which offers reverse lookup cell phone number search, has always counted infidelity investigations among its customers top reasons for ordering services. But the investigator says search requests based on suspicions of a cheating spouse have greatly increased during periods of economic stress. He has also mapped increased search requests from geographical areas particularly effected by negative economic factors.
"The post 9/11 stock market plunge absolutely buried us with requests." McAlpin recalls.
Although customers don't do not usually discuss the reason for their request, McAlpin says the trends are really easy to spot.
"When you have 85-90 percent of customers are women asking for info that ends up being about other women, and the vice versa for the men, it's pretty obvious what's going on. In the weeks after 9/11, when the economy was at a sort of standstill, searches involving people asking for information those of their same sex jumped from 50 to over 90 percent. We're seeing the same things right now in coming out of Detroit and other areas hit by layoffs, and even where future layoffs have been announced."
McAlpin says he has seen similar increases in cell phone number search requests in other areas following disasters, layoffs and downsizing.
"There are other, smaller examples of the same kind of thing, but I haven't noticed or looked at every place and every issue. I really notice it when I see a lot of orders from one area seemingly out of the blue. I look into it and realize there was a flood that wiped out the local industry, or that the only plant in town closed, something like that."
It has been shown that in over 85% of cases, people who felt their partner was cheating, were right. So it stands to reason that the more suspicion of a cheating partner, as evinced by all these phone number trace orders, the more actual cheating was going on. And with the kind of glaring increases in infidelity following a downturn, recession, or disaster, it seems pretty clear that there is something to all of this.
The lack of definitive evidence supporting this idea will likely lead some to dismiss the merits of the phenomenon, but that doesn't seem to bother McAlpin.
"I'm not going to write a dissertation on this," he says. "If my theory helps someone out, that's great. If someone sees something to this, maybe they'll do some real testing. For me it is just an interesting subplot to tracking my business trends. Who knows, maybe I'll be telling my story to Oprah's audience some day."
The investigator's wildly popular website, cellulartrace.com has helped countless thousands with infidelity doubts, from watching for signs of a cheating spouse, to catching them, usually with the cell phone number search investigations his site specializes in. - 15431
The theory basically adds another act to the well-known reliance of stressed or distressed people on the relief found in their indulgence in "comfort food."
"People want to feel good. When they face physical, emotional or even mental pain or anguish, it is normal to want to engage in activities that will remove the pain, or counter it with something that feels good. Think about it, stressed, achy people often say, 'I need a massage.' Chocolate, candy, alcohol, a hot bath or relaxing message, any one of a myriad of drugs, pick your poison."
Reduced down to it's simplest explanation, it is all about basic brain chemistry. The feel good chemicals are in high demand, and people tend to go after them, right or wrong. This theory only differs from the accepted version in that it adds sexual pleasure to the equation."
McApin's theory is based on self-collected data he's culled from his skip tracing website Cellulartrace.com. The site, which offers reverse lookup cell phone number search, has always counted infidelity investigations among its customers top reasons for ordering services. But the investigator says search requests based on suspicions of a cheating spouse have greatly increased during periods of economic stress. He has also mapped increased search requests from geographical areas particularly effected by negative economic factors.
"The post 9/11 stock market plunge absolutely buried us with requests." McAlpin recalls.
Although customers don't do not usually discuss the reason for their request, McAlpin says the trends are really easy to spot.
"When you have 85-90 percent of customers are women asking for info that ends up being about other women, and the vice versa for the men, it's pretty obvious what's going on. In the weeks after 9/11, when the economy was at a sort of standstill, searches involving people asking for information those of their same sex jumped from 50 to over 90 percent. We're seeing the same things right now in coming out of Detroit and other areas hit by layoffs, and even where future layoffs have been announced."
McAlpin says he has seen similar increases in cell phone number search requests in other areas following disasters, layoffs and downsizing.
"There are other, smaller examples of the same kind of thing, but I haven't noticed or looked at every place and every issue. I really notice it when I see a lot of orders from one area seemingly out of the blue. I look into it and realize there was a flood that wiped out the local industry, or that the only plant in town closed, something like that."
It has been shown that in over 85% of cases, people who felt their partner was cheating, were right. So it stands to reason that the more suspicion of a cheating partner, as evinced by all these phone number trace orders, the more actual cheating was going on. And with the kind of glaring increases in infidelity following a downturn, recession, or disaster, it seems pretty clear that there is something to all of this.
The lack of definitive evidence supporting this idea will likely lead some to dismiss the merits of the phenomenon, but that doesn't seem to bother McAlpin.
"I'm not going to write a dissertation on this," he says. "If my theory helps someone out, that's great. If someone sees something to this, maybe they'll do some real testing. For me it is just an interesting subplot to tracking my business trends. Who knows, maybe I'll be telling my story to Oprah's audience some day."
The investigator's wildly popular website, cellulartrace.com has helped countless thousands with infidelity doubts, from watching for signs of a cheating spouse, to catching them, usually with the cell phone number search investigations his site specializes in. - 15431
About the Author:
Mark McAlpin is a well-know private investigator and skip tracing expert. Focused on cell phone number search investigations the PI's website, Cellulartrace.com is recognized as the best (and fastest) phone number search company on the web. Lam and his investigators have identified literally thousands of numbers, helping to catch cheating spouses, nab criminals, catch con artists, and much more.
