{"id":36551,"date":"2021-08-08T13:00:47","date_gmt":"2021-08-08T11:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lelo.com\/blog\/?p=36551"},"modified":"2021-08-18T09:31:37","modified_gmt":"2021-08-18T07:31:37","slug":"why-do-people-cheat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lelo.com\/blog\/why-do-people-cheat\/","title":{"rendered":"The Science Behind Infidelity and Why People Cheat"},"content":{"rendered":"

Almost <\/span>half of couples<\/span><\/a> have dealt with or experienced infidelity in marriage. In the US, infidelity is the second leading cause of many divorces.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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What’s also interesting is that the majority of people, even those who cheat on their significant others, tend to believe that infidelity is wrong. Yet people don’t seem to be having fewer affairs, despite their negative beliefs towards it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The psychology of why people cheat is difficult and hard to study because it relies on people self-reporting on their experiences which sometimes can be unreliable.<\/span><\/p>\n

But researchers have found quite a few reasons as to why people cheat and turn to infidelity. And yes, it includes even people who are in happy and healthy relationships.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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