Everyone knows a couple who have experienced some level of cheating. Infidelity is continuing to rise in this country and although committed relationship also continue to increase in numbers - whether marital or just committed - the statistics are alarming. The question that is posed in this article - and is being heavily debated nationwide - is how such cheating-impacted relationships are faring in general and who is leaving in greater numbers men or women.
For the sake of clarification we are talking about how often the offended party leaves such a relationship not the offender. This issue is very much related to why men and women forgive their partner in such circumstances. Statistically, women are more likely to forgive a wayward partner than are men. The caveat to this data is if the woman is considering forgiving and the man became involved romantically and not just physically. In that scenario the numbers for a woman’s rate of forgiveness are about equal to the numbers for men overall.
Men are reluctant forgivers in such situations for reasons that are somewhat different than the reasons for women. It has nothing to do with the cause of the transgression in the first place. Women stray when their emotional needs are not met; men stray when they have their ego bruised - a typical effect of being nagged or controlled.
When it comes time to consider forgiveness the rationale for both genders is totally distinct from why the cheating occurred. If a woman believes that she was cheated on by a man who truly seeks love elsewhere she is much more unlikely to forgive him. A man who fell in love with his temporary lover after cheating started, has even less of a chance. Men rarely consider such a distinction. When a man is cheated on there are different issues that come into play. Men feel all the same betrayal, hurt, and spiritual rape that women feel. Men also feel like they could not compete for their mate’s retention - a blow to his ego. That, it seems, is why men are much less likely to forgive infidelity.
Returning to the original question: Men leave relationships oftener than women when they, the man, are the victim. Clearly this topic will be heavily debated for decades to come. Despite great advances in the human and emotional sciences, it appears that the genders are not really any closer to preventing such transgressions.
If you want to get ex back in a relationship damaged by infidelity, or if you plan to win your ex back and it was your infidelity, your grasp of this information could be key. Regardless, you may find that trying to get your ex back might be possible with a partner who still loves you.
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Author Resource:-> James Roberts is Senior Article Editor for What-Why-How researching and writing on numerous topics including how to get ex back and real solutions for how to get your ex back that work fast!
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