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Thursday, October 31, 2013

Why do people cheat on their partners


Every couple, when entering into an intimate, committed relationship and hopefully before marriage, should have the infidelity conversation. The understanding of infidelity is quite blurred as some may not consider emotional infidelity as a breach of trust but it actually is. Both physical and emotional intimacy with somebody other than your spouse is infidelity. Physical infidelity or sexual relations outside an intimate relationship is distrust and betrayal, while emotional intimacy can be  emotional dependence where quality time, attention and romantic love is spent with a person other than the one you are in a relationship with. In both cases, the other person in the relationship is cheated and  betrayed accounting to infidelity.

Most people in relationship would agree that commitment means never going astray  on sex, and at times even being emotionally intimate to someone else. In a recent survey, it was found that many people admit to being unfaithful at some point in their life. It is bemusing that the married lot cheated more than the single.
The reasons for this vary from person to person, but the single factor that is relevant to both genders is the aversion to commitment.  With  the romance coming to an end after marriage, many people cannot reconcile themselves to the mundane life. They want the same attraction back which is not possible in the partner with whom they have spent their last year together.
A nagging wife or over passionate husband can make the spouses look for another person to get sanity back into their life. That is one of the prime reasons why men and women fall into the arm of a person other than their partner.
In case of some persons. It is peer group tendency that drives them to commit adultery. In case a buddy does it and shows if off as  something fun, there are many men who cannot resist it. The same goes for women as some friends make their  make cheat just for kicks.
In case of men, it is the starvation of sex that leads them to have it outside  of wedlock. If the woman is not willing to have  sex as much as the man demands, he  is going to look for someone who can satisfy him and vice versa.
The craving  for new thrill is one of the most important reasons  behind cheating.  A man has gratified himself with you, and is not likely to feel the same again. That brings out the urge to experiment, in other words, flirting with other women. If  a person is in a state of despair and under great stress, having an affair can fix many  problems. It can not only give release from tension but also work  to boost the ego of a person as he or she now feels more desirable. This is usually due  to lack of spark or mutual appreciation in a relationship.

HOW TO DEAL WITH THOUGHTS OF INFIDELITY
Before you decide to cheat on your partner, learn to deal with the thoughts of infidelity by figuring  out what is lacking in your relationship and bringing thoughts that could cost you love of your current partner and family.
·         The foremost step  to deal with thoughts of infidelity is to figure out the incidences of such thoughts. Day dreaming about your favorite  movie star/s or getting attracted to someone on the street is perfectly normal, but getting intimate with another  person is an indication that your current relationship is lacking something essential. Instead of focusing your attention on the one whom you admire, reevaluate your relationship with your partner to know the differences.
·         While having thoughts of  cheating on your partner, just give a thought  to its dire consequences. Think how it will hurt your partner and everybody else around you. If children are involve, think how it is going to influence their life and their mental development.  Infidelity does not involve you and your partner, it impinges  on your family’s  mentality and tears them apart. The best solution is to locate the problems in your relationship that brought you to think of cheating with your partner. Such thoughts  can be forced by innumerable reasons such as staying away for too long or giving  a lot of importance to the person you are attracted to.
·         To deal with the issue of infidelity, the best option is to communicate your feeling to your partner. Do not state to him or her that you are having thoughts  of infidelity, but explain that  you are finding some difficulties in your relationship. Tell him or her what is missing in the relationship and try to voice your present feelings. Do it in a way that it does not hurt your partner’s emotions and try to clear your doubts as much as possible  so that the two of you can decide appropriate  future actions i.e.  whether to make things work or take individual ways. Putting an end to relationship  is always better than being unfaithful  and disloyal.

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