This comment by Woman on the post Maybe Men Cheat Because They Love Their Partner
Why is the assumption that only men have a biological and innate desire for sex? I’m a woman and I cheat on my partner precisely because I don’t think his lack of sex drive (relative to mine) warrants severing our true bond and the nurturing love I feel for him. I am committed to him for life. I’m not convinced that the occasional meaningless romp with another man can negate that, sorry.
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Shouldn’t fidelity and cheating be left to individuals and their partner/s and not be “regulated” by society’s artificial social norms?
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Men and women both have a need and desire for love, sex , tenderness and companionship. Our culture concentrates on sex instead of concentrating on love and glorify violence instead of peaceful living together in spite of and celebrating differences. The issue of fidelity in relationships is a big red herring. It is a private issue for individual people to resolve and not for societal ever changing norms, mostly based on religious dogma, to determine.
Relationships need trust, respect, consideration, love, passion and often times forgiveness to survive since we are all human and far from perfect.