What are people's reasons for cheating?

Cheating can be a really bad thing depending on a predicament and for those of you who have before, I'm curious as to why you did it. Is it because your partners weren't giving you everything you wanted or was it "fun" to break rules and to have a forbidden piece on the side?

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  • MrToxic

    I was able to find out from the person I was cheated on by. It turned out they greatly enjoyed the risk. The idea of causing pain to their significant other was thrown to the back of their mind as the pleasure of performing a "sneaky" act was too much fun for them. Some people are unable to put themselves in the shoes of others. It's important to be careful who you let into your heart.

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  • bbrown95

    I've never cheated, but it could really be a million reasons. Unsatisfied in the relationship, no self control, selfishness, etc.

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  • McSorley

    I've never cheated, just not something I could ever do. I've seen bullshit go down with friends and it ain't pretty. I've never been cheated on either, luckily. My track record's pretty stellar.

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  • SkullsNRoses

    I think cheating is their way of dealing with a problem in the relationship, be it boredom, lack of intimacy, need for external validation that they’re attractive, fear of lifelong monogamy or occasionally because they’re secretly gay.

    When people get caught they normally just apologise 50 times or break up without analysing why they felt the need to be unfaithful, then in time the pattern repeats itself. Hence the common saying “once a cheat always a cheat”.

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  • raisinbran

    You can do anything you want as long as there's no evidence. Only you will know and if you're creative enough you can figure out a way to justify it. "He forgot our anniversary, this is his punishment. Now we're even."

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    • Sounds a tad bit like what I imagine a sociopath to say but yes in theory a person could do that

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  • ellnell

    Lack of empathy.

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  • bigbudchonga

    I remember seeing a study that showed that most women cheat when they've fallen out of love, but most guys cheat when they're still in love, so from a male perspective, generally, I would guess it's to do with just wanting some action, and from a female, generally, I suppose it's that they're not really satisfied with the relationship.

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  • litelander8

    Lack of sex in the relationship.

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  • Cliche1234

    Because they're born as selfish dumbfucks.

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  • RoseIsabella

    I don't think cheating is normal, but it is unfortunately a very common thing. It's my understanding that a large number of cheaters site neglect from a partner as being their reason for infidelity.

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    • TheMightyOz

      It's the tension from verbal castration. I'm being serious.

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    • Gentle_GTA

      I agree with Rose. It's primarily because one's needs are not being met. If after numerous conversations about needs, if they are left unanswered, someone is likely to go elsewhere to have those needs taken care of.

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      • McSorley

        Nah, that's not the main reason. It might be a bullshit excuse they give their partner when they're caught, trying to deflect and lay blame
        for making them stray when all it is is not being able to control their sexual urges or simply being bored and wanting something different.

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        • RoseIsabella

          Cheaters are weak people.

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      • ellnell

        Or they could not be a selfish cunt and just break up.

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        • RoseIsabella

          I don't disagree a with you. I said the cheaters site neglect as their reason, but I truly don't see it as an excuse.

          My dad always says, when he hears about someone doing something shitty, and explaining why they did it, "that's a reason, not an excuse".

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  • Mammal-lover

    I've been tempted but never did it, neglect basically sums up the temptation. Need for another's hands on you.

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    • RoseIsabella

      I certainly don't consider myself the cheating type, but when I was with my last ex I found myself understanding why, if his claim was true, all of his other exes cheated on his crazy ass.

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  • I never cheated on my husband in 20+ years of marriage until I went on a works conference nearly 10 years ago. Met a black guy at the hotel bar, had too much to drink and ended up in his room. I guess I knew what was going to happen but I felt so free and happy. We ended up making love three times that night and had my pussy filled with so much cum it was dripping out. We then made love a number of times for the rest of the week before it was time for me to return home. Sex was not good with my husband, I was never satisfied, and I was lucky if we made move once a month. My sex drive is high and I guess at some point this was going to happen. Do I regret it, no. We ended up getting divorced so three years later and my sex life has now moved on to a new level.

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    • If you were unsatisfied why had you not left him earlier or at least said something?

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      • I had tried a number of times to make it work, got home to marriage counselling twice in the past but it only worked for a very short time before he went back to his old ways. Over the years we had very little sex and it was over within minutes. No foreplay, a quick bang, dumped his load in me and that was it, no bringing me to a climax or any form of sexual pleasure. I ended up cheating on him to get my pleasures and knew at that point this was the end of our marriage

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    • JustJazzin

      Did you ever tell your husband?

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      • No, he would have killed me if he had found out

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  • my_life_my_way

    He was an emotional, whiny, little bitch and I wanted to wind him up.

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    • Duskwing

      Hello you interest me. Why

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      • my_life_my_way

        I don’t like over emotional guys and I ended up in a relationship with one. He had a weird and almost fearful attitude towards sex and was very upset by the idea of other guys wanting me so I cheated on him and let him know what I was doing just to see his reaction.

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        • Duskwing

          This is horrible, do you care? Are you immoral? Do you not wish to walk this earth as a good person and have something to be proud of.

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          • my_life_my_way

            No, I don’t care. That was what I felt like doing at the time and I like to live without regrets. And as for having something to be proud of, I have my academic achievements, my career and all the money I’m going to make in the future.

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            • Duskwing

              And what about your soul and state of being? The goodness and love in your heart?

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  • Tommythecaty

    I never thought deeply enough about it to know what the reason was at the times I have. I would say as a guess, some sort of deep seated insecurity. I hear tell that’s the real reason people are drawn to do it.

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