Common Cheating Myths
There are a lot of people who think they know who cheats and why they cheat, but the fact of the matter is that there are a lot of myths out there surrounding infidelity. While a lot of us buy into all of the myths surrounding cheating, we would probably be better served to get to the cold hard facts.
1. Men cheat a lot more than women. This simply is not true. While more men pony up to cheating sometime during their marriage or relationship, the difference is not that big. Statistics prove that 24% of men cheat while 14% of women cheat. Sure, the statistics show that men cheat more than women, but as you can see the difference is not all that much to say that men cheat a lot more than women.
2. Many people believe that all people cheat for sex. Many people cheat because they aren’t getting sexually fulfilled, but a lot of people cheat for other reasons. In fact, more people cheat because they want someone to talk to, they’re lonely, or they need a connection with someone that they aren’t getting from their spouse.
3. People only cheat if they don’t love their spouse. This simply is not a myth that is true. In fact, most people do love their spouse and if they didn’t they would just get divorced. Most people just are not happy at the moment with some aspect of their relationship and that is what leads to the cheating.
4. Men cheat with people who are younger. This is another myth that just is not true. Generally speaking, men don’t really care about the age of the woman that they make that connection with. Instead, they are looking for someone who will fulfill a need whether it is emotional, social, or sexual. The person he decides to cheat with has more to do with opportunity than age.
5. Once someone cheats they will always look for opportunities to cheat again. If this was true, at least 50% of the population would never be someone that you could date or marry because they would cheat. We cheat for more emotional reasons than anything else, so as long as the person is willing to commit to a relationship and work through the hard times, once they cheat doesn’t mean that they will always cheat.
These are really common myths associated with cheating. Luckily, most of them are not true. The more people come to terms with what is and is not true, the more easily they will understand one another and their own behaviors as far as cheating is concerned. The fact of the matter is that it is a choice to cheat, and for some reason or another, a good portion of the population gives into the desire to cheat, whatever their motivating factors may be.