Why do people cheat instead of just ending the relationship?
407581
If they are married . . . they may assume that it is cheaper to keep the wife, than pay vaginamony and child support.\n\nIt is not . . . it would be better if they did ended a relationship . . . especially if they are cheating with someone to have a relationship with.
447878
Obviously those who do the cheating say it is a good thing and those who are cheated on say it is a bad thing.  It is all from your own perspective and beliefs about relationships.
36465
Cheating on your boyfriend because he cheated only you only takes you to his level. You probably should have left him no matter how much you feel you "loved" him.\n\nWhen a person cheats, they are disrespecting their significant other and disrespecting themselves. Cheating is dishonorable. So if someone cheats on you, why would you want to stoop to their level? Instead, take the high road and become a better and stronger person.
249385
Cheating!  And look what's become of you as a result of being with a person you don't, and should not trust.  You cannot stop someone from cheating.  You can however control yourself. Time to move along.  Better to be alone than to be driven to insane behavior.  Sure relationships require work, but not hard labor.  Is this how you want to live you life worrying and snooping?  There really are honest, true men out there, and there is one waiting for you.
526121
Because you allow men to cheat on you. It should be over when they cheat on you, not when you retaliate against them. If a man cheats on you and you accept it without ensuring that it will never happen again and you just do the same thing, the relationship is already over.
642197
I have never cheated but have heard that the main reason a woman cheats is because she is not fully happy at home. Something is missing, which could be a lot of things...
1128447
I think that the reason that people cheat on each other is that they forget why they craved each other in the first place.  Lust is lost in bills, kids, stress, traffic.  Couples forget to say thanks, to hold hands, to appreciate that both have commited to the same end.  Turn off the tv and just chat about anything stupid you feel like, just no talking about bills, kids, stress, traffic..............................
57822
They rarely do it for any specific reason, it isn't about the woman they are with, often it isn't even about the other woman!!\n\nFor men who cheat, they do it because they can. \n\nIt's down to opportunity, geography and an assumption that they won't get caught.\n\n(The hallmark phrase is "it didn't mean anything to me" - as if that somehow makes it OK!).
877742
Cheating is one of the most destructive things that can happen to a person or a relationship.  It's an act of cowardice and happens when a person doesn't love himself enough to expect more of himself.  They rightfully feel that they are a sh*tty person, and so, instead of feeling ashamed of that and working towards improving themselves, they wallow in it and revel in their "badness".  They figure that if they're bad anyway, then there's no reason they shouldn't be completely shameless and callous and go the whole nine yards.  The trouble is that the worse they behave, the deeper they dig the hole they've made for themselves and the more difficult it becomes to turn around and face what they see in the mirror.\n\nCheaters are bad people.  They are low-quality people, not because they don't possess other fine qualities, but quite simply because they have defined themselves as such.  Their failing is in their choice to care about their own selfish WANTS more than about the NEEDS of others.  I don't know about anyone else, but my opinion that is THE definition of a bad person.  At least it's someone I wouldn't want to be associated with.\n\nAnd people who enable cheaters are just as bad in my book.  It might sound strange coming from someone who agrees with swinging, but one of the criteria we have when we had looked for "playmates" was their relationship.  We absolutely refuse to play with anyone who is cheating on their partner, or with people whose relationship is obviously on the rocks.  That, to us, is just unethical.  We work hard at our marriage and have no respect for those who try to cut corners and get out of the work.  \n\nIMO, there is NO justification for cheating.  None, nada, zip, zilch.  There's just NO excuse for lying to your spouse.  I don't buy the "I was protecting her feelings" excuse either.  Your spouse is an adult in an adult relationship; he or she deserves to be given the dignity of a choice as to whether he/she thinks you are worth staying with.  If you're afraid that you're not worth staying with (and that's why you didn't offer him/her the choice), then thurr's yer trouble.
1014667
Hell to NO!!! its just this simple bad character no matter how you put it. And if you're going to cheat you're going to cheat no matter what. But the question is how long will it be before they decide to cheat?? And people think that they really love the person that they're in a relationship with, but yet and still they decide to cheat and also lack of will power, they're a lot of reasons why people cheat. Now I do believe that if you really love someone that no one can seduce you into cheating with them no matter what.
520142
Answer me this. How many people have cheated in a relationship \nin some form or another?? If all you people would not go out with someone you knew cheated a majority of you would not have boyfriends, girlfriends, husbands or wives. They may be great and wonderful to you, but left that little piece of information out because close-minded people like the ones on this site have already rejected them before getting to know   them. I don't believe in the "once a cheater, always a cheater" saying. People cheat for various reasons. Some people are serial cheaters and do it for the thrill and  can't commit to one person. Some people cheat because they were abused in some way in the relationship (physically, emoitionally, verbally, ect...) And for whatever reason they could not get out of that abusive relationship. I have been in an abusive relationship. People don't know exactly how hard it is to get out of one. I put up with mine almost 6 years. I cheated, yes I did. I felt I could not get out of my situation and wanted to feel special from the person  I cheated with. I don't regret it for all the bad things he (my ex)did to me and how crappy he made me feel about myself. I am a very faithful person. I would not cheat on someone I loved and who respected me as a person as not to abuse me the way my ex did. I was faithful up until the 4th  year. So yes. I would give somebody a chance. Find out his reasoning for cheating on his g/f with you. She may have abused him in some way (yes, men can be abused by thier women) and he turned to you for comfort. Just be careful of being the rebound chic....
527068
Above and beyond all else, cheating is immoral, and people hold fidelity (or the lack of) very close to their hearts. People get all worked up for many reasons - it has happened to them, really screwed their lives up im some fashion, etc. This is usually a black or white issue for most people, therefore an extreme reaction will follow - even if the question is hypothetical.
612392
They don't like to cheat, well some don't..it's that they are immature about problem solving...they don't know how to end the relationship, or cant push past the temptation..It's all about maturity
550555
There is no one answer as to why men are unfaithful.  Some men cheat when things start getting too serious in a relationship.  Some men cheat because they are just true dogs and think they can get away with it.  Some men cheat because their woman lets them get away with it.  Some men allow themselved to get caught up in emotions with another woman and things go too far.  But please know, that not all men cheat.  There are some good ones out there, sometimes it's just hard to find them.
602771
I'm sure men/women have their excuses for why they cheat, some are loneliness, temptation, not getting what they want at home.  They are all just lame excuses for doing something wrong, though.  They should deal with the real problem and not cheat and hurt other people.
844148
Why don't you just leave your girlfriend so you don't have to cheat on her
1049408
Most people who cheat are too immature to face their partners or spouses with the truth. They are typical cowards and haven't grown up yet. It is sad but true. People can be awfully brutal. Some just don't even care and want their cake and ice cream too. It is always very disgusting and sickening to see that happen.\nIt really hurts a person's heart and causes pain. How can a person say they love you and cheat on you behind your back? That is not the type of love I am looking for. They can keep that.