Yes. The husband has decided that his fidelity to his wife and commitment to his family are far less important than the piece of ass he's getting on the side. When it comes to cheating, I blame the cheater. If someone has a problem with their husband/wife/boyfriend/girlfriend, they need to work it out. If they can't, then end the relationship before you bring infidelity into the mix. Especially when it comes to a family, no one winds in the game of cheating. All these "reasons" listed should really be filed under "excuses."

winds = wins.

woo I like it...TAG should include "excuses"

I agree 100%. Excuses. When it comes down to it... there is something called a choice. He made the choice to commit adulty. (the only reason acceptable, in the bible, to end a marriage).

Cheating is a selfish act that leaves wounds within the victim that are very difficult to heal. We all know this in our adult lives... we all know right from wrong. The mature thing to do is work it out... or end it. Nobody is perfect we ALL have our flaws. It's how you deal with your own flaws as well as your significant other which shows how noble you are. (or are not).

maybe, possibly, to a very shallow man those justifications could come up if he decides to invest in a mistress after the marriage is already a failure and going through with a split would mean very inconvenient stipulations like ruined career or losing a lot of cash.
in this case, tiger woods- allegedly- slept with at least three other women, found and kept in various party cities around the country, which he frequently visited instead of spending free time with his two toddlers. also, he wouldn't have been out of much more than child support because his wife wasn't very careful when agreeing to their pre-nup.
this is not an emotionally damaged man seeking love outside of a union he feels trapped in. this is a man ho.

All of those excuses should have been covered in the relationship before the marriage. Almost everyone has sex before marriage so the smell thing doesn't cut it. That's why people take the time to get to know each other before they get married. Any man who takes the time to be in a relationship that long, even going so far as to have kids and still cheats isn't worth spitting on.

I think the larger picture of this blog is that it takes two people to make a relationship and it takes two people to destroy it. If someone suddenly forgets the definition of good hygiene, or seems to live only to "nag, nag, nag, nag, nag, nag, nag" you, then you have problems. Mystery Man is correct when it seems that everyone is flabbergasted when someone cheats on an attractive individual; as if being attractive automatically makes you a god/goddess in bed, have the ability to have an intellectual conversation, and somehow defy the odds that someone at sometime will smell your body odor wafting through the air. However, all the posts before mine are correct. There are truly no good excuses for having an affair, but it’s a symptom of something else going wrong in the relationship.

I think the larger picture of this blog is that it takes two people to make a relationship and it takes two people to destroy it. If someone suddenly forgets the definition of good hygiene, or seems to live only to "nag, nag, nag, nag, nag, nag, nag" you, then you have problems. Mystery Man is correct when it seems that everyone is flabbergasted when someone cheats on an attractive individual; as if being attractive automatically makes you a god/goddess in bed, have the ability to have an intellectual conversation, and somehow defy the odds that someone at sometime will smell your body odor wafting through the air. However, all the posts before mine are correct. There is truly no good excuse to have an affair, but it’s a symptom of something else going wrong in the relationship.

By the bye, I just discovered this website. I have to say I truly enjoy what you boys have to say. Thanks.

I call BS on Tiger's behavior. HE HAD NO EXCUSE. I don't care of Elin's nether region smells like hot garbage or she nags him in his sleep. Be a man and fix the problem or leave before you show your true cowardice by involving a third party (or three) into your matrimonial home.

Cheating is always wrong; regardless of what’s going on in your relationship cheating is not acceptable. However, just because a man/woman is incredibly good looking doesn’t mean that he or she is the perfect partner. Granted you’re supposed to get to know people before you get married, but people change. We don’t know how Elin, Vanessa, or any other woman was before the couple got married. Maybe after the rings were on their fingers they changed drastically and not necessarily for the better. We all know someone who got married and says their relationship changed for the worse. So don’t point the finger primarily on Tiger, Elin played a role in the current demise of their relationship too.

It probably isn't either of their fault. He more than likely couldn't physically restrain or defend himself against what appeared to be physically fit mistresses. For he is only a golfer.

#6 is also know as the Halle Berry. God I love that woman she is SMOKING hot. But I hear she's as fun as a bag of tacts in the bed.... WOMP!

I grew up being the babygirl of 8 big brothers & if its one thing I learned from my big beautiful boys is that men dont need a reason or an excuse to cheat!! My bestfriends a dude & he lives by the "do as I say not as I do" theory with his girlfriend.Meaning he can stray & she has to forgive him but if she does it then CANCEL XMAS CUZ THE WORLD IS ENDING AS WE KNOW IT!!!......I think its pretty safe to say....guys are idiots. :-)

My fellow readers are a bunch of smart cookies, and took the words right out of my mouth. Excuses, excuses, excuses. There is NEVER a reason to cheat. Only poor excuses.

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