When your girlfriend, fiancée, or wife confesses that she hasn’t been faithful, it can have an absolutely devastating effect on your relationship. Even if you decide you want to remain with your partner, the trust is permanently broken. There will always be the thought that if she has done it before, there’s no reason why she won’t do it again. In pop culture, men are perceived as the likely cheaters in a relationship, but studies have shown that in recent decades, the infidelity gap between men and women is narrowing. For instance, a 2010 survey found that married women were 40 percent more likely to cheat on their husbands than they were in 1990. What accounts for this? Here are 10 common reasons why women cheat.
The Thrill Factor
Let’s be honest; after a while a marriage or long-term relationship becomes a mundane routine. The butterflies and infatuation have long since dissipated, and you and your partner know everything about each other. She might still love her partner, but she longs for those endorphin-fueled interactions that attracted them to their guy in the first place. There’s something thrilling about discovering someone new, and for serial cheaters it even becomes a game of seeing whether she can get away with it.
10 Common Reasons Why Women Cheat 