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Reasons why cheating partners stay married

TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Last updated on - Apr 21, 2022, 15:04 IST
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Know the reasons

One of the most surprising things about infidelity is that most married people tend to remain with partners, rather than leaving them to be together with the other person. These people keep cheating on their spouses but refuse to get divorced. But why is this so? Let’s understand the reasons why cheating partners prefer to remain married.

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Home is comfortable

Most of the time, married people cheat because they want to try something new. They want to come home at the end of the day to their kids and spouse, eat home-cooked food and stay comfortably in an environment where they feel familiar and at ease.

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Change in life

Most people cheat because they want a break from their mundane routine. They might be facing a lot of bickering at home from their spouses, which frustrates or irritates them to an extent that they try to find excitement outside their homes, preferably in another person, thus leading to an affair.

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Courage

Most people do not have the courage to own up to their mistakes and tell their spouses the truth. They can’t imagine owning up to their infidelity and leaving their partner for the sake of a new life with another partner.

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Love for their partner

Some married people stay with their partner, despite cheating on them because they actually love their spouse. They resort to cheating on them just to find some excitement in life, but never in a million years would they imagine leaving the one they love from the bottom of their heart.

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Strong reasons

Another strong reason why cheating people stay with their spouses is that they have children, financial investments and other aspects together which makes it difficult for them to straightforward go for a divorce.



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Anju Sharma
1427 days ago
If a person has cheated his/her spouse, love is over. There is no justification to it. You cannot go back for the sake of marriage. You are doing injustice to the woman whom you found and betrayed your wife for. Why should the other woman always be left alone just because there is no legal commitment? She too is human and gave you love and herself when you were running away from your pathetic life at home. Have the courage to tell your spouse you are in love with someone else. Don't stay for the sake of society or a reputation. You are answerable to the other woman equally. She too deserves to be respected. Most important, the spouse who has been betrayed needs to realise that her husband has fallen out of love for her and she needs to have the courage to walk away from the marriage and not hold on when she knows he does not love her. If he did he wouldn't be in a relationship outside marriage. Please respect the other woman equally. She too has loved and given her everything to the man. She too needs to be respected and treated with dignity. Please stop blaming the other woman and treating her poorly. It is OK to fall in love with someone and move on if you are married. It is not ok to ghost the other woman and treat her poorly just for your reputation. Please remember, what others think of you is your reputation and what you are is your character.. And its your character that matters.
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