Consider professional athletes, for example.

Simply put, many wives care for the kids while their sporty hubbys wow fans and financially support the household.  The downside is that the relationship is often long-distance, and either spouse tends to seek what’s missing in their marriage.

“Your emotional connection can often disappear in your relationship.  For women, we’ll look elsewhere for that emotional connection and that will lead to an affair.  For men, it‘s about sex.”

Yes, Gottlieb seems to be the bearer of bad news.

She says those particularly in lime-lit relationships have affairs for a number of reasons.  One, out of revenge--you just don’t have all the sparkle around you that your mate has.  Two, confirmation of desirability--you miss feeling wanted by the one you crave to want you.  And three, jealousy.

“With baseball, you go on the road, often leaving your spouse at home.  You’re out there living in hotels and enjoying an expense account.  Women are going to throw themselves at you.”

Yes, they’re the ones hitting homers, and for many, scoring off the field as well.  Gottlieb says many girls just want to sleep with someone famous, and that can lead things down a messy road.

But there’s good news, kind of.

Gottlieb passionately believes there are some people who do have morals and values, undoubtedly deciding cheating is no option.  They say “no” despite peer pressure, and pick their buddies with consideration.

“Research shows the majority of people who cheat hang out with cheaters.”

So she suggests hanging out with those who don’t cheat.  Plus, you can maintain a relationship miles away simply by being virtually present.  Preserve that emotional connection through phone calls, e-mails, texts, or special Skype sessions.  (Get creative!) 

“Couples who have worked on their relationship before people become famous often have a better shot at it because there’s more history and cement.”

And it takes a certain, special couple to survive a long-distance, star-studded relationship.  Gottlieb says both people must have a solid self-esteem so that natural jealousy or paranoia won’t happen.  Most importantly, create ground-rules from the start.  Decide whether or not crossing the line is a deal breaker.  Basically, set the stage; “If you cheat, I’m out.”

But if the worst-case scenario does happen, Gottlieb says there is a potential to work through it--and it takes a lot more than one “sorry.”

Trust will instantly be destroyed, and it’s unlikely you’ll ever fully trust that person again.  As a result, the cheater will have to show immense remorse and empathy.  Couples will need to reconnect emotionally, commonly with the help of therapy.

However, it takes two to tango.

“You cannot go back to what you were or else it will happen again.”

Both parties will need to make appropriate changes in order to find that happily ever after. 

And lucky for us, happily ever-afters do exist and "'til death do you part" is still a much-honored vow.

“You can have someone who is famous and have a long, wonderful relationship.  You just need to make sure you’re a good fit; one another’s biggest supporters.”

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