Why do guys cheat?
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Why do guys cheat?
| Tue, 02-08-2005 - 6:15pm |
This was a hot one that is being shared across much of IVillage:
Why do guys cheat? Tell us what you think about men and fidelity.
http://ivillage.opinionware.com/owuser/marieclarie/polls/noresults/050131_cheat.htm
Whether you're taking the survey or no, feel free to share your opinion anyway.

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Of the ones I know who have cheated, the majority have been men, but that doesn't mean that women *don't* cheat, because they do. And we all know that they do.
But it was so much easier for the men to leave the house and family to give them the time that they needed. With the W or GF there to watch the kids, pack the lunches, do the bath and bedtime routine, do the laundry, etc, it was a much easier thing for them to slip out for whatever reason. One friend discovered that her Dh was having an affair for a long time, but he said he was out hunting many afternoons and Saturdays when in actuality he was seeing someone. But it would have been much harder for her to have unaccounted for time, with little ones to care for, a home and a job. She never questioned her H's absences because he had always been an avid hunter and it's pretty hard to check up on someone out in the woods. I think much of it is a time issue and having that opportunity - at least in the situations I've been aware of.
Lucky you! When my kids were very little, I had to quit going to the gym, because with DH's work schedule (and to be honest, his bowling, hunting etc schedule), I had no time. I wouldn't leave them at daycare a minute longer than I had to and once I got home, I had too much to do - and wanted to be with them too much - to go anywhere! Luckily, in the past few years, with the kids older, I've had time to do something I want to do (dance.)
I always figured one man was enough to try to keep happy, lol. I could never figure out how the mothers of young children could possibly find enough time or energy to try to juggle two!
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