Why couples have extramarital affairs in Tehran

The family plays an important role in social solidarity and any change in the couple's relationship affects it. One of the developments that destabilizes and weakens the family foundation is the extramarital relationship of spouses. Unconventional communication means not adhering to the commitment of marriage, and considering that it endangers the foundation of the family and consequently the foundations of society; It is important to analyze it. Therefore, the main issue in this study is to identify the reason for extramarital affair of young married men, which has been done with a qualitative approach, based on grounded theory and with the structure of in-depth interviews without structure. The required data were collected through interviews with 15 young married men in Tehran with a history of extramarital affair who wished to participate in the study. The results of this study showed that individual factors, attitudes, inappropriate marriage, interaction / communication and environmental factors have been effective in initiating an unusual relationship between couples.Keywords: extramarital relationship, interactive / communication factors, environmental factors