Men and Infidelity
Friday, 31. October 2008 - 5:49 pm
Ever been cheated on?
There's some interesting figures about why men cheat over at MSN. I'm always fascinated about why people decide to cheat on their significant other. To me, it seems like such a cop-out. Why not just talk to your spouse or partner? Either you working toward staying together, or you aren't. Cheaters aren't.
But back to the figures about infidelity… a couple that really struck me were these:
"40% of cheating men met the other woman at work"
and
"Only 12% of cheating men said their mistress was more physically attractive than their wife."
The work figure surprises me. I guess if I were to be the cheating kind (and I'm not) I'd probably go for someone that I wouldn't have to constantly see should things not work out. Then again, I suppose when you're having an affair you are at a point of frustration in your relationship and are probably not thinking clearly enough to choose the right person to cheat with.
However, the second figure surprised me even more. We as women would like to believe that men just couldn't help themselves when it came to being unfaithful… that the woman was so unbelievably gorgeous that he couldn't help himself. Guess not.
29. December 2008 - 11:53 pm
Oh yeah I am surprised by both stats! Cheating is a character flaw. I guess it’s the act of cheating is not just because a man is necessarily missing something in their relationship, but that is just lazy for a man to cheat on his wife with someone he works with! Curiosity will kill the cat, literally! And to cheat on your wife with someone that is less attractive than your wife says to me that some men are just may be plagued with several flaws-lazy, selfish, lack self-control, & lack ability to make sound decisions.
If it gets to be that confusing to the man why not sever ties with their spouse then do what you need to do. Cheating is jus too risque to do with possibility of bringing home some STD that cannot be cured.
21. March 2010 - 5:17 pm
I believe that most men cheat because of something missing in their relationship with their wife or girlfriend. It usually isn’t that the other woman is so gorgeous she is irresistible or anything like that. Unless the guys is a “serial cheater” usually he is trying to fill a need that’s not being met at home – not necessarily physical.