Why Spouses Cheat|Ten Reasons Spouses Cheat!
December 28, 2008 by abuhakim
Filed under Cheating Spouse, Lying Spouse
Why Do People Cheat On Their Spouses?
Recent studies reveal that 45-55% of married women and 50-60% of married men cheat on their spouse at some time or another during their relationship.
What these findings suggest is that approximately one half of all married men and women seek intimacy outside of their committed relationships. But what does this really mean and why are the number of men and women having extramarital affairs so high?
The question is always why. Why do people do what they do, what makes them cheat on their partners. While the reasons may differ from individual to individual, people cheat because …are you ready? BECAUSE THEY WANT TO!
Before we go there, here are some of the common reasons given for why men and women are unfaithful.
Top 10 Reasons Men Cheat
- He doesn’t love her anymore
- She doesn’t turn you on anymore
- Women let us
- Your girlfriend is a nag
- Opportunity
- Boosts your ego
- You can get away with it
- It’s challenging and exciting
- She cheated on you
- She doesn’t put out anymore
Top 10 Reasons Women Cheat
- Revenge for your cheating
- Exit strategy
- Bedroom boredom
- You’re emotionally unavailable
- Feeling neglected/ignored/underappreciated
- Lack of intimacy
- Revenge or payback for past wrongs (not because you cheated)
- Self-esteem
- Being a Bad Girl
- Not enough sex
This may come as a complete surprise, but most extramarital affair statistics show that cheating is not about sex. What then, is the main factor that causes infidelity? One should pay attention to the signs of spousal cheating. More often than not, it involves intimacy issues when one spouse feels as though their emotional needs are not being met. Yes, it is true in most cases of infidelity about wanting to feel emotionally connected to someone.
If you’re spending more time away from home, working, hanging out with your friends or immersing yourself in a new hobby, your partner may begin to feel lonely. Your spouse of significant other may feel unloved or emotionally disconnected. And if you aren’t giving them the attention they desire, they may go looking elsewhere for it. This is one of the most common reasons for infidelity.
In the end, “people cheat because they want to.”
Unfortunately, most people only see the symptoms and thus address them. Long after the damage is done, and intimacy is broken, the relationship begin to manifest the tell tale signs.
Perhaps you believe your noticing the cheating spouse signs or you have some gut feeling that your husband or wife is stepping out on you.
Habitual Cheating. Now this is something you must enquire about before you get into a relationship. You see often what happens is that some people have a tendency to cheat. It is probably a good idea to check on your lover’s history before you enter into any long term relationship.
If you’ve got that gut wrenching feeling and sour taste in your mouth, maybe we reinforced some preconceived feelings.
There’s only one way to be sure.
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