Sunday, August 14, 2011

Do you think a cheater can actually love his wife?

I think it is possible for a man to still love his wife yet cheat. Here's the thing - men are able to compartmentalize their emotions, something women have a hard time doing. So with this ability, men are able to do things that are completely immoral and wrong, yet compartmentalize the emotion of guilt so that they do not dwell on it or feel bad. Women on the other hand (most), cannot do this and feel guilty for even burning dinner at times. Women are by nature more emotional than men, and this is the basis of why men are able to cheat easier and not feel guilty compared to women. The women that DO choose to cheat are likely to have the ability to compartmentalize emotions the way men do - enabling them to avoid guilty feelings the same as men. Both parties also use rationalization to avoid the emotions of guilt. Meaning they basically come up with excuses in their own heads to make what they did okay in their minds. For instance, a woman could justify her cheating in that her husband works long hours and doens't pay her enough attention. Or a man could justify his cheating in that his wife is pregnant and doesn't want as often anymore. These are just a few explanations. (btw, I have never cheated, but I have been cheated on.) Hope this helps :)

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