True or false - Men are more loyal than women?

[msk01kxx]

True

False

[akihon]

Well of course reading through the opinions placed by the females the answer is going to be women are more loyal and reading through the same by men it's men are more loyal.

Sadly the truth is in a relationship it's men and in the workplace it's women.

A recent study published showed that women are more likely to cheat or have an affair and less likely not feel guilty over it, more likely to justify it and more likely to do it more than once, the addage that she's sorry not for what she's done but for getting caught often applies.

The study also showed that women are less likely to admit that they were cheating on a partner, more likely to compartmentalise their behaviour than men, which was a shock for me to read given that traditional thinking is that men are better at compartmentalizing relationships and sex than women.

The difference is that men are less loyal when it comes to work and career and will move jobs for better opportunities or pay and will do so sooner with less thought than women who are more likely to stay in a failing company trying to help turn it around or fix the issues.

[StephiC]

Yet I've never heard of women having second families, the male version on mistresses, abandoning their children etc.
Men have low loyalty in relationships, often what keeps them is reproductive competition which is more a reflexive compulsion.

[Jayden01]

You can't generalise loyalty, there are bad cases on both sides and people's views are biased by personal experience

[Sbgirl]

I think its probably roughly the same on both sides - men are always going to say men are more loyal, while women will say women, as they often see themselves as loyal and have been cheated on by numerous partners in the past.
Growing up, I pretty much thought all men cheat and all women were innocent and super-loyal, basically because my dad cheated on my mum and that's how she made it out, that all men were the same and all women were the innocent ones. Of course, myself being super-loyal and unable to comprehend why anyone would cheat, I further believed it to be true. But I've since discovered it doesn't really have so much to do with your sex but rather your attitude. I've met men, who like me, just don't get how anyone could possibly cheat and are 100% loyal to their partners. I've also met and heard of women who are serial cheaters. I know most of my boyfriend's exes have cheated on him, and its something that really surprised me. Its not 'men cheat' or 'women cheat' - its idiots cheat.

[Cynicaldreamer]

My ex is proof that's definitely not true...

I've met and dated some very loyal men!
And then you have the others that need a class on decency, respect, and loyalty.

Nonetheless, I don't believe loyalty is based on gender. Some people, male or female, are just scum!

[aWes0MeNeSs]

I think this is one of those things that is more of an individual thing than a gender thing.

However, I will say that my experience with friendships has been that men usually make more loyal friends. Unfortunately, girls can be extremely catty, gossipy, and backstabbing. However, like I said, that can be more of an individual thing than a gender thing, but that's my general experience.

[panther0008]

I want to be all cool and say that both genders cheat equally but I won’t. At 19 I did my own anonymous survey in class about cheating. We had 500 females and 500 men of ages from 18 to 85. 82% of men admitted to cheating. Almost all of those who said they never cheated were between 65 and 85 years old. 21% of women admitted to cheating. All of them were between 18 and 47 years old.
You can also see why by asking a couple questions on this website. For example, I asked why some men change their behavior after a while in a relationship and quite a few men said it’s because men can’t live with just “one pussy” and if I can’t “handle the truth” I’m “a child”.
I’ve also analyzed my male friends and male cousins over the years, especially the long term friends I’ve known since childhood and the cousins whose relationship history I know well. All in all about 80 people. All from highly different backgrounds. Not one of them didn’t happen to cheat on someone at least once in their lives. Not one.
When it comes to my exes - I caught my high school boyfriend in been with a girl, my college boyfriend cheated on me with my friend, my med school boyfriend admitted to cheating on his previous girlfriend, and my last ex told me he cheated on his previous girlfriend because “she had to go away for work for 6 months” - although she didn’t cheat on him when he wouldn’t have sex with her for 5 months because he was in a rough patch emotionally.
Oh - I work as a surgeon in what is a male driven profession and at least half of the (married!!) male coworkers tried to sweet talk their way into my pants.
All in all - I don’t think men are more loyal than women.

[ThisIsMyOpinion]

I agree that we are less loyal for the most part.
But that "men can't live with just one pussy" is pure bs! Men can live very happily with just one partner and be faithful to her.

[ThisIsMyOpinion]

To clarify I know that was not your opinion, just something morons said to you. I am just saying, as a men, that they are full of crap.

[panther0008]

@ThisIsMyOpinion Finally someone who gives me faith in humanity! Hats off to you. And you’re 28. Most of the guys who told me (on this website or otherwise) that a man can’t ever be faithful were in their 30s or older. Goes to show that age doesn’t mean much when it comes to emotional maturity.

[ThisIsMyOpinion]

I bet how much you want that those 30 year olds and older did not has many luck with women and are just bitter about it.
They chase the wrong kind of women, make bad choices and act with entitlement. Then complain that good quality women don't give them the time of day.

[panther0008]

@ThisIsMyOpinion I think you should write a book about male behavior. I’d buy it.

[ThisIsMyOpinion]

I kinda already did...

Embarrassed by my own. Guys, time to wake up! ↗

[MissDawn7961]

males are better cheaters then women are ! a male gets a woman pregnant and then he cheats on her while she is busy taking care of her pregnancy , the baby or child that she gave her cheating man ! a pregnant woman can not cheat for she is pregnant and the man knows it when he sees her bulging tummy ! no knowledge man will have sex with a pregnant woman out of fear he will be told that the baby is his and he is to lazy to support the baby even if he finds out the baby is his ! so males are the biggest cheaters there are ! some males are willing to cheat on their pregnant girlfriend or wife because their pregnancy will stop the male from having sex with the wife or girlfriend so the man seeks other women to have sex with ! Thanks

[alleng12345]

Anecdotally I know more woman who cheated on the SO then men.

That's just people I know.
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However, the stats say;

In general, men are more likely than women to cheat: 20% of men and 13% of women reported that they’ve had sex with someone other than their spouse while married, according to data from the recent General Social Survey (GSS).

Now that's married couples and my anecdotal account is regarding married friends also.

I will note that ALL of those women divorced their husbands or husbands divorced them after finding out, in my friends group that is...

[CharlieUnicorn]

It's false I think but there's a reason..
Men and women seem to understand trust differently sometimes, at least when younger. Way back, if I had a problem I wanted second eyes on, I'd rather tell it to a male friend. Sometimes I knew then it would stay between us only.
Because depending on what it was about, if I told a female friend, she might more often rally the people she knew, tell them and request their input on my behalf. Sure, she was just trying to help but didn't stop a second to consider how telling would be a betrayal of loyalty.

Don't know if that reaction is nature or nurture. Doesn't seem to apply as much when people grow older though.

[Shamalien]

Honestly... I don't know anymore. I used to think men were... but hearing all these stories from women, I really have to wonder.

My conclusion is that everyone is trash. More women cheat, but the men that do cheat cheat like crazy to make up the numbers. I guess overall men are more loyal, but then again, women have so much sex on their doorstep 24/7, you have to commend the rare few that can turn down a man hotter than their own. I think we need to get beyond gender here. When two people have a true love connection, neither will cheat.

But y'all ALL gave that up years ago when you decided to trade physical pleasure for what you know deep down you truly desire. Even y'all in relationships, most of you are just comfortable. If the relationship is truly right, y'all won't need to fight any desire to cheat

[Anoniemus]

False.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5709195/
Men are more likely to cheat (and I’ve heard an argument that high testosterone and numerous partners contribute to this).

Less women cheat than men.

[Anoniemus]

I didn’t think you were looking for gender specifics. Just based on on stats. That’s how I answered.

[LoU_Hades]

No, men aren't more loyal, but girls make often very awkward moments. As example, flirting in presence of her still boyfriend, appearing with boyfriend on first meetings, showing pics of their boyfriend after having sex...
I don't know is this bragging, pseudo honesty or just stupidity?

[Bricealan]

My experience shows me that women are not 'secretive' when it comes to looking at another guy. I have been looked up and down by a woman who was with another guy and she was fairly obvious about it. Men, (may be) are more clandestine about looking over another woman for fear of pissing off her husband or boyfriend. I think girls can get away with doing that because the guy she is with is then more jealous of the guy she is looking over.

[Aakash_Hangargi]

Loyalty is merely circumstance decision its just about chance and not getting caught that's why those detective shows work where they send an agent to seduce the other partner most of them end up being taking the chance with the agent be it men or women just we have to work with it and provide so much love and more of respect for one to stick with you long life

[Mroz75]

We need a "depends on the person" third option.

No gender is more loyal than the other, it all depends on the person in the first place, you can find women who are extremely loyal, and you can find men who are extremely loyal.

But, A man won't forget about a woman who loved deeply, but a woman would when someone better comes in and take his place.

[little_bird1]

No, I don't think so. But what I do think, from my own experience, is that it takes longer for men to get over breakups then it takes for women. I don't why.

[joe_schmidt]

Personally, I think it's 1 to 1. If a girl is in a relationship and a guy is not but knows she is but decided too sleep with her anyway, he's just as disloyal as she is for encouraging her to be disloyal. And vice versa.

[ImSparkly]

I feel females are more subject to the stranded cost fallacy when dating. We've sunk so much into things were often hesitant to let go, like a fruit-machine.

[opnbuk59]

You have to take into account that women go through so many hormonal changes can cause a chemical unbalance in them to outback they are unaware of their actions,

[roopesh007]

In my opinion loyalty depends does not depends on gender.
People are loyal to those whom they trust.
When they feel comfortable with someone and know they will the there for them no matter what then they are loyal... loyalty is not one way... it's a give and take type... you will be loyal to those who are to you... I don't know if I am right but usually people are like these only..:)

[chriscdi]

uhh I don't know about this, i believe they are both equally shitty

[R_Cakes91]

I don’t think this is a gender issue. Each gender is equally as capable to be selfish enough to cheat.

[Guest25]

I would say it's about even, there are women who aren't loyal, and there are men who aren't loyal. I don't believe one side is more loyal than the other.

[MannMitAntworten]

Frankly hard to say. I mean, based on my observation women do cheat a LOT and I have only known one guy who was a cheat, but that doesn’t mean one sex out does the other... just that both cheat. I frankly could not say one way or another.