Something on the side?

Why Women Cheat

Often, it is men who hit the headlines for their philandering ways. The picture of uncontainable masculine sex drive is hardwired into our culture and even after decades of feminism we still get a bit itchy around the subject of women’s sexuality.

And yet women are just as prone to cheating as men. But perhaps for very different reasons. Here we take a look at some of the reasons that motivate women to cheat.

Cheating is exciting – regardless of what sex you are

Remember what it was like to feel alive? The electric rush of passion when you shared that first kiss and put skin to skin? That stuff cuts across gender lines. Whether you’re a man or a woman, that familiarity you enjoy with your spouse

Traditional gender roles get boring for women

Women – and this is a generalisation – often place more emphasis on a serious relationship like marriage than men do. Whereas men are often dragged to the altar and wonder what the fuss is about when they get there, women see this as an affirmation of commitment. That means lifelong stability and support in their eyes.

The reality can, for both parties, be very different. Despite attempts to restructure society, it is still more often the case that the woman becomes the homemaker. She’s left at home with chores and children lapping around her feet whilst her spouse is having fun in the office and returning home to his dinner on the table. For some women, unconcerned with status, this is life lived to the fullest. To others, denied their own identity and career and trapped in the home with constant demands on their time it can be hell.

Little wonder then, that if she should find herself with a little male attention from an outside party that she might start to feel hse

Men can be dicks

Sorry to say this, my fellow men, but we can be dicks. Sometimes we can drive our women to cheat on us. We don’t listen to her needs, marking it down as ‘nagging’ with a weary sigh, forgetting that she has feelings the same as us.