Everyone knows that cheating is painful and damaging, often signaling the end of a relationship. Sadly, people still cheat despite knowing the risks. Now, a relationship expert has divulged six main reasons why women cheat, shedding light on a painful and mystifying yet common phenomenon.
1. A Main Reason Why Women Cheat
One of the main reasons why women cheat is because they’re emotionally unfulfilled. According to a study conducted in the UK and Australia, around 65% of women reported feeling emotionally neglected or unfulfilled was a key reason for their infidelity.
What Causes “Emotional Unfulfillment”
Women may feel emotionally neglected or unfulfilled if their conversations are always surface-level, go ignored, or don’t elicit a supportive or engaged response, according to Psychology Today.
2. The Second Reason Why Women Cheat
An extension of emotional distress, women may feel “emotionally abandoned.” In other words, they may feel detached from their partner or uncertain of how their partner feels about them. Conversely, men have a lower rate of infidelity sparked by the same reason. Women are four times more likely to cheat for this reason: only five percent of men cheat if they don’t think their partner is ‘into them’,” explains expert Tracey Cox.
3. The Third Most Common Reason Why Women Cheat
Purportedly, a large percentage of women who admittedly had been unfaithful to one or more previous partners explained it was a revenge tactic. Many had experienced disloyalty from a previous partner, cheating in return. “It’s not just about evening the score: it’s about reclaiming a sense of agency and dignity in a relationship where we feel wronged,” Cox said. “It might not be the most sensible course of action but the urge to hurt our partner the same way we’ve been hurt is hard to resist.“
4. Another Common Reason for Why Women Cheat
Some women reported that their infidelity was the result of a “power imbalance in the relationship.” Meaning, they felt inferior to their partner and sought validation from an outside source. “In relationships marked by emotional or psychological imbalances, having an affair is a way of reclaiming a sense of control,” Cox added. “It’s particularly common when a partner is overly dominant or controlling. If you’re too scared to confront directly, doing something sneaky behind their back to make yourself feel better is the next best thing.”
Causes of a Power Struggle
There are many reasons a person may feel inferior to their partner. Here are a few examples:
- Finances
- Status
- Age
- Feeling unheard
- When one person makes large and life-changing decisions without consulting the other.
- When one person blames the other for everything that goes wrong and never takes responsibility for their contributions.
5. Dissasisfatcion in Bed
While men are often credited for sleeping around and being insatiable in bed, women also have needs and hormonally fueled urges. As such, one common reason why women cheat is simply they’re unsatisfied in bed with their current partner. “If you’re not getting good and regular sex at home, you’re more likely to get it elsewhere. Almost nine percent of women said this was the reason they strayed, with 10 percent of men agreeing,” Cox explained. “Sex might be fourth on the list of motivators for women in the study but we’re still susceptible to being seduced if sex with our partner is boring and dull.”
A great remedy is an open mind to trying new things, having fun together, both intimately and emotionally, and communicating about wants and needs and additionally, ensuring that both partners feel respected, desired, and satisfied.
6. Stress Mamangement
Some reports on why women cheat reflect they’re stressed. The pressure of balancing work and raising a family while maintaining a clean home and taking care of all the little things around the house like grocery shopping or paying bills. “The constant stress of juggling career, motherhood, work, and other responsibilities leave many women feeling unappreciated and overwhelmed,” she added. “Some head to the spa for some ‘me time’, others head out to meet a lover to escape from the pressure.”
She noted that most women admit to partaking in “something which is just for them, where they can enjoy a bit of pleasure, rather than being run ragged while juggling their roles.”
The Expert
Tracey Cox is a world-leading s*x and relationship expert. She’s authored 17 books on relationships and appeared on CNN and Oprah and has her own brand of toys and tools to keep things fun and fresh in the bedroom.
Sparking and Reconnecting
The best way to prevent infidelity is to ensure your relationship is happy and healthy. Make time for one another regularly to talk about things at home, work, and internally. Next, don’t take life too seriously. Unfortunate events happen but if you can laugh together through them, everything will feel lighter and less stressful and you’ll have one more fond memory with your partner later on.
Bonding Creates Strength
Lastly, keep things fresh and try new things together. Go to new restaurants or try new cuisines, take a fun hobby class together, or try new things in bed. Most importantly, keep an open mind and keep things fun and fresh. “Monogamy might offer security and companionship but humans desensitize rapidly and even in good relationships there are periods where life seems, well, monotonous,” Cox said, according to LadBible. “Nearly eight percent of women said they’d cheated simply because they were bored; another five percent said they did it because they wanted novelty.
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