Ultimately, I think it's because the individual lacks the moral fiber and willpower to be monogamous. They'll make an excuse that they've been going through emotional difficulties, or that their sex life has been subpar, or they were drunk, etc. All situations that lots of people go through, but not everyone cheats over. So these things can't be "the cause". They're the excuse. The cause is more deeply rooted in who the individual is, not what they're going through. Someone with a deeply rooted belief that "cheating is a horrible way to treat the person you're with" could be drunk, emotionally broken, and been through months without sex, and yet still not cheat. They would seek couples counseling/therapy, and even divorce, long before cheating because of that deeply held belief. So, yeah, just my two cents.
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There can be deep psychological reasons behind cheating or it can be just about a coincidence of your feelings towards your present relationship and opportunity to fulfill a physical or emotional need. Cheaters are generally the narcissists, the good liars , manipulators. They can also be those driven by basic biology and chemistry after all the idea of monogamy is in direct conflict with nature , and our ancestry. The facts are though there is no real defence for cheating emotionally or physically in a relationship. The emotional and mental damage it can cause can be irreversible. We have to accept though that at least some of the time it’s not about what is or inst there in a relationship, it’s actually how broken the cheater is
Usually the reason why someone cheats falls under one of three categories: bad upbringing, promiscuous genetics, or non-upbringing related emotional baggage. Non of that is a good excuse for them to be cheaters, of course, since ultimately it is their choice. But usually that is why they are tempted to do it in the first place.
No Good Excuse Unless Someone is In A Relationship Rut or Going Through a Change of Life. xxoo
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Look at it as insurance if you will. In case something happens to your significant other or whomever you're with, by communicating lightly and being close to another will make the transition easier if and when it does happen. Sure it's exhausting but you won't have to start over and be in the dumps for very long of at all since the ground work is already laid. You just then turn upthe heat and pursue harder once it's time. Same with women. I'm sure there are some out there who will never admit here, but there are, that would do and think the same.
Depends on who is cheating and how? Men like an assortment of women, been that way since the begging of time. Why else do rich men have all these side girls, and the women normally won’t care as long as you’re not taking anything away from them. (The main woman)
Women on the other hand will cheat because they don’t respect their man, and since they can only think with emotion and how they feel about things, they feel disrespected or embarrassed that men are not acting like women. Some men do and will act like women because their father wasn’t around to raise them- a
for some people it is an addiction, for some they like attention, maybe the love fade, maybe they dont value the marriage responsibilities, maybe they have a sex drive. it depends on the person i guess.
Because of the natural urge to have sex with more than one person.
I've seen so many say "because they could" / "because they got the opportunity"
Some people just don't care and it makes me sad..It depends. If a woman cheats its usually because she's fallen out of love. If a man cheats its because he wants to take advantage of his options.
Cheating has more to do with the person that cheats than with the spouse. People cheat for a number of reasons.
Humans are assholes and have no issue taking their loved ones for granted.
People who are in love and in a healthy relationship do not cheat on each other.
Because they are not good, decent, people. If you have a good person in your life there is zero justification for cheating.
Why would someone order more pizza when they already have a pepperoni pizza at home?
Not meeting the needs, and wants from the relationship.
People who cheat give themselves permission to.
Lack of self control
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cheaters doesn't need a reason to cheat
People find any reason to cheat, unfortunately.
Newness.
Unresolved trauma
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