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The Real Reasons Why Women Cheat
It’s a lot more complex than you’d imagine
A recent study found that the number of married women who admit to cheating on their spouses has increased by 40% since 1990, while the numbers for men have remained pretty much the same. It may be that women are growing less interested in being confined to traditional relationship constructs; married and unmarried women alike have made great strides related to sexual empowerment and romantic autonomy. Maybe more women are rethinking commitments they made when they were much younger and less wise, but aren’t sure how to go about walking away from the lives they’ve become so comfortable with.
Whatever it is, it appears that more women are looking for happiness and pleasure outside of their relationships. When it comes to infidelity, though, the ramifications of acting on impulses and betraying one’s partner can have long-term negative effects on a woman’s life and the lives of those harmed by her behavior. Is an affair worth making such a risky leap?
Women cheat for reasons that aren’t very different from the reasons why men cheat.
I think of cheating as deceiving your partner by secretly engaging in boundary-crossing activities that, if your partner found out about what you were doing, they would be hurt and…
