Why do women cheat instead of breaking up?

Sometimes people, not just women, are very afraid of being alone. Most people have trouble to admit this. Often times, people do not act badly out of malicious intent, but rather out of fear and self-preservation. This is instinctual for human beings and it can be difficult to recognize and change our behaviour to face our fears and do the right thing - talk about our feelings.

low self esteem and lack of communication. needs validation by being in control that way. selfishness is a big part. sad thing is they feel so bad about themselves that being used for sex makes them feel like a somebody

They cheat because maybe there partners doing the same thing, it there loves fade away or maybe you do something that is hurtful

Not all women cheat. However, some people find difficulty in being alone, its almost like a comfort blanket. Some people can feel afraid of being alone

Just aint happy insecure and aint happy with what they have i guess everything happens for a reason

Speaking from the perspective of a woman, I feel this question is very generalized. Though, I believe women get to cheat because they are not fulfilled in their current relationship, but they tend to have faith, and hope that somehow things will eventually get better. So they cheat, but don't leave the relationship, because maybe one day he will grant all their wishes and they will be happy.

Because they, unlike men, have much stronger emotional connections than men do. They may seek that sort of attention from someone else, yet still want their original person. That said, men can be that way too.

It's not just women. Bad decisions are universal.

That's not always true. People who cheat, men or women, usually are just confused about what they actually want. Maybe they just can't find a way to ask for a break up decently and got frustrated from that.

Not all do. Women as well as men may have different reasons for not wanting to break up, for example fear of conflict or violence, fear of lonliness, or just because they aren't sure about their feelings.

Some women are comfortable with the men they are with even though they aren’t happy. They want to maintain the happy relationship image than breakup and deal with all the emotions after a breakup. By cheating women feel a sence of power & a sence of independence to do what they want, but they can come back to their significant other who knows them like no other.

women are sensitive than male. most of the time when they want to get over someone they talk to someone close leading to get emotionally attached most of the time (Not judging). leading them to cheat than break up and then they have no choice.

That's not true, not all women cheat instead of breaking up. And if that happens, it the communication that lacks in the relationship.

Well now, you can say the same thing about mens as well. But there are many reasons depending on each individual. So someone might cheat firstly cause they just aren't committed to you. Or they might not take this relationship seriously. Also someone might cheat because they feel like your not giving them attention or care and they try to get that from other people. Some other people cheat cause they can't lose their partner, their scared because at the same time they may not love you exactly the way you love them but they do care about you and don't want you hurt. The thing is, there are many reasons why people would cheat and not break up, but you got to ask them why, because you could be equally faulted as well, maybe you don't care as much or pay attention to your partner and neglect them which could lead them to cheat even when they might still love you?

women are light hearted,and thus too afraid to break someone's heart directly,thus they might avoid it by not letting it out

It depends on the woman. Some still have emotions tied to the person but don’t know how to leave. So they rather get the partner to break up with them so it will remove the guilt

Sometimes people cheat. Men and women. It's best to try and understand 'why' people cheat. There are many reasons and some are easier to understand than others. Talking through 'cheating' can help you both to see 'why' and sometimes help resolve the issues.

Cheating is neither a female nor male issue, they both do it. People cheat for many reasons but most of them fall in one or both of two categories: something lacking in their relationship or something lacking in themselves. No matter the reason cheating is never okay. If it has already happened there is still hope but only if each party is willing to be very honest and do a lot of work.

A lot of reasons, probably similar to the ones that men cheat too. :) Someone close to me cheated on their man that they were technically married to because they felt like they couldn't survive independently (finance-wise), they 'had to' cheat in order to retain a part of their sanity and because the stakes were too high if the other relationship didn't work out and breaking up would mean that there would have been no fallback.

They cheat for someone sort of shield to help the pain they are emotionally going through..they dont want to loose thier significant other but st the same time if that someone us not giving them what they need to go looking for it in another individual

They don’t wanna feel alone even if the relationship is not happy and they wish for something else they don’t feel worthy or good enough to risk the relationship

Unfortunately, this is entirely situational. Did this happen to you recently? or do you have experience with this? Are you concerned that you will be cheated on?

This question isn't limited to just women. People are selfish. it is good to have the cake and eat it.

Probably for a variety of reasons. In my experience, one reason is because they're dissatisfied with the relationship and they aren't getting what they need from their partner even though they love them. And they're afraid to have that difficult conversation to end things and hurt someone they love, and maybe some part of them is afraid to lose that partner as well. And cheating perhaps seems like an easier way to do that and be the "bad guy" so you don't have to have those tough conversations.

It is hard to pinpoint why women cheat. Sometimes, a person think they can find more passion, companionship, and fun from someone else. They love the person they are with or do not want to give up what they have, i.e., money, status, associations, family. Affairs can be like taking a holiday. I would say most people do not want to give up their main relationship but feel they are missing something. Because of this, they try to find it in another person.

Is not only women that could cheat, men do it too unfortunately. And the main reason someone cheats and don't break up is because they want to have a backup plan

Usually they cheat because they might not want to end the relationship. They might not want to hurt the man feelings, so they cheat to avoid breakups.

Some Women cheat most of the times expecting their own interests and so mean try to cheat instead of Break up. The person on the other side gets hurt badly not knowing the things properly and in the end lead himself into Depression. Some Women expect some gain and when this gain is not achieved they cheat instead of Break up.

Many women cheat (instead of breaking up) when their husbands don't treat them right. For example: if the husband is too busy with his job and is ignorant to his wife, she might find a friend or someone who's actually there for her and listens to her and so women would want to be with them. But they would also not want to leave their husband because they still love them and want to be with them. And so they cheat on them, but only because they want to be loved and cared for. This doesn't justify why they'd do such a thing, I'm just saying that this could be ONE of the many reasons

I think this a very general statement that simply isn't true for all cases. Yes, some women cheat - and some men cheat. And some women break up, and some men break up. It's really a case by case situation, each person has their own reasons for doing whatever it is they do. When it comes to cheating, I think there's two general reasons why people do it - one is that they're fearful of ending a relationship in case they lose something without having something else to replace it. The other reason is that some people like to have their cake and eat it too - essentially, they want a partner, but also the freedom to do whatever they want. But even those two reasons are broad generalisations that give a very simplistic explanation for these situations, and again, probably don't cover the specifics of each individual case. The only way you'll ever understand why a particular person cheated is to ask that person their reasons, and maybe they might tell you.