Why Men Cheat On Their Beautiful Girlfriends and Wives

To make it clear, I am not condoning or defending men who do this. At all. I'm just giving an explanation for why it so often seems to be the case. Nor am I saying ALL men in relationships are like this blah blah blah. Plenty are not, myself included.

Picture perfect couple here, right?

I use this photo as a scenario, not a true story
I use this photo as a scenario, not a true story

They look happy and both are fairly attractive people, and she would largely be considered pretty or beautiful by conventional standards. A lot of guys would probably be wishing they could snag a girl like her or sleep with her, probably imagining what she does in bed or whatnot. They'd be jealous of the dude.

But then something weird happens, a shift in the Matrix. She finds out that he's been cheating on her with a much less attractive girl - in fact the girl is absolutely overweight, and she works in the accounting office at his job, or is just a regular cashier at Target or McDonald's. She's been giving him head for over a year. (For the record I don't think this woman is downright ugly, she just needs to lose weight)

Just a scenario
Just a scenario

Not only is the girlfriend's heart utterly broken but she is dead shocked to see the woman her man has been cheating with, and she dumps him. But she's still hurting and can't understand why the dude cheated with a lesser woman. Why in the world did it happen and why her? Why do men do this?!

Why men cheat on beautiful girlfriends and wives

The answer, friends, is that in the majority of these situations it all comes down to sex. Rarely any kind of actual feelings of love. I don't condone cheating at all, I hate it, and I think it's so much worse in these instances with guys. But why cheat to have sex with a woman who is much less attractive than his girl who is considered conventionally beautiful?

Why Men Cheat On Their Beautiful Girlfriends and Wives

Well, there are multiple reasons. One big one is that the sex is extremely available if the 'ugly' or overweight girl is seriously letting a guy know he can come and get it with open flirting or even a direct offer. But how does this sway a man with a hot or beautiful woman in his life already?

Many men are aroused by opportunistic sex and slutty women

I hate to say it, and a lot of men are going to be in their feelings and disagree, but this is the truth. Although lots of guys talk about how much they hate sluts and want virgins, or how some woman over 30 has "hit the wall" and is no longer desirable, this is all absolute bullshit. Many, many men will still have sex with a woman who is clearly putting out, and especially if he very rarely gets sex with anyone and he is just desperate. Regardless of her age or level of purity.

The promise of sex from a woman, or a clear shot opportunity at it, makes a lot of guys melt. And we can't say this is not true because many politicians, businessmen, and even cops have fallen because of this. Although they don't admit it, many men are turned on by women in their orbit who have been known to sleep around. It could be the girl at the gym, on his job, at the reception desk, on campus, in the leasing office, a neighbor, etc. and regardless of whether she's beautiful or not. If she's also known to do particularly sexual things like deepthroat or anal sex - and she's very passionate about it, a lot of guys are turned on even more and will try to get some from her, and especially if their own girl is not giving these things.

Why Men Cheat On Their Beautiful Girlfriends and Wives

Many guys will not be honest with themselves about their weaknesses and base sexual impulses, so they'd rather go on and on about sluts and only wanting virgins. An ugly or overweight woman becomes attractive to a man if she's on her knees or he's behind her. That 35 year-old they said "hit the wall" or the Latina grandma who is chubby but still pretty become a man's weakness if they're in a room alone together and she starts touching or sucking him.

The girl next door

Girls/women who have a plain girl-next-door look or body are often the ones guys will cheat with. There is some kind of thrill in it for them. A curiosity to be with her body, to know what she can do, or because she is outright known to be dirty and she's not even hiding it. And simply because a more average looking girl is more sexually attractive to them than their own very beautiful girlfriend or wife, even though these guys chose her for being beautiful. It is somewhat tied into a Madonna-whore complex. Of course not ALL guys in relationships are like this blah, blah, blah but you get my drift.

Why Men Cheat On Their Beautiful Girlfriends and Wives
Why Men Cheat On Their Beautiful Girlfriends and Wives

That really is what it comes down to. Even for myself I tend to be more attracted to women who are not considered conventionally beautiful, or ones that most guys I know say I'm nuts for finding attractive. I honestly would rather date your every day girl who looks like the ones above than your usual IG girls or Hollywood starlets.

Men who end up with a conventionally beautiful woman always wanted that, and they feel proud and want her to be something everyone can see or envy. And it of course gives them some kind of sense of status to have a gorgeous girl. Yet deep down a lot of these cheaters have a hunger for sex with an average or ugly slut. As I was saying before it is somewhat tied to the Madonna-whore complex: they love their beautiful girlfriend/wife, and they do have sex (or maybe not), but in some sense they think of her as a matriarchal woman or a pure prize, and still want forbidden and grittier sex with a girl next door type or unattractive well-known slut.

Sometimes...it's complicated

Although I am not condoning these guys cheating, sometimes I might understand why. Many times guys who have conventionally beautiful gfs or wives complain about wanting to do the kinds of sex she doesn't like, or she is very, very strict about not doing it. At all. She might have a severe aversion to giving head - and might not even want him to eat her either. Or he craves anal sex and that's a major NO for her. Or he is always dominant but occasionally wants her to be on top or be a little aggressive, but she just has to be a dead fish every time.

Why Men Cheat On Their Beautiful Girlfriends and Wives

I am not saying a woman has to be okay with doing everything in bed, but one thing I can say as a man and I think most men will agree with: a woman who is squeamish or restrictive about every sexual activity really kills the mood. And this can be a big reason why guys will cheat with women who are less attractive. If she does what he likes, and she's offering it, he is going to go after it.

Also there are instances where his relationship with a beautiful woman is already strained and he is losing attraction to her. She may be your classic textbook case of a high maintenance, controlling, or just downright boring beautiful girl. He meets some plain Jane or ugly, overweight hamburger who is just so flirty or sweet, and having sex with her is his get away.

Again, I am not agreeing with what these guys are doing, but I am explaining why. And - abruptly - that is all I have for this Take.

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  • Sitting on him as we speak, this mytake decides his fate 😡

    • Sitting on him🤣 Well, I hope he's eating it good.

    • Doing what he likes and offering it saved him the other day :p cause this has been my approach in my relationship. It's still surprising to me after reading this that men will decide to cheat on their wives. A wife is someone they have decided to commit their life to. He wanting to propose means he thought she was IT and still cheats. Has she been slacking? But I know that just being pretty isn't going to be enough to keep a man. It's just facts. He also told me about the status so I also try to play in on that. As for sex... one of my rules to keep my man is to Take His Soul. I am not worried. Being pretty isn't all

    • And he's still asleep ;)

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  • I don't know. I met a guy that had a very pretty and sweet wife. His side piece was a complete skank and she had a nasty disposition as well. I think this guy got off because he thought he was getting away with something. I wanted to slap him.

    • I'm sure that's part of the thrill too, yeah.

  • I've always wondered this also, why a man could be so blindsided to cheat on their hot attractive wife or girlfriend, unless there was something beneath the surface or more to a story indeed 😀😀

  • Being selfish man, the best way I could describe it

  • Why isn’t anyone talking about why women cheat on their boyfriends and husbands?

    • I've talked about that a lot on GaG.

    • Sure you have. The asshole who calls men it must equally call out women too in a society that demonizes men for looking at a woman wrong

  • I think people that cheat are mentally challenged.

  • You shouldn't validate their excuses, though.
    Cheating is WRONG, period!

    • Nowhere did I validate them in this post.

  • I think they real reason is that even though his girl is beautiful she stopped putting out for whatever reason, and a dead bedroom is a 100% valid reason for a man to cheat.

    • @dextroshade. Agreed, and usually conventionally "beautiful" women are lacking in personality and empathy. When she starts manipulating him by withholding sex there is really nothing else to hold him to her.

    • @KrakenAttackin exactly, it doesn't matter how hot she is if I don't get to smash.

    • @KrakenAttackin Which is one reason I don't go after them. They are often arrogant and were given princess treatment growing up.

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  • Honestly the only times I’ve considered cheating is when I needed sex and she was not readily available to me

    • At least you're being honest with yourself, and I can respect that a hell of a lot. Honesty and self-awareness is a plus.

    • The last time she wanted to have sex she asked why I wasn’t as erect as I usually am and I told her because I’d rather “ Self service “ than cheat on you

    • Wow. And then what did she say?

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  • Cheaters cheat because that is their nature. The alleged attractiveness of the partner is irrelevant.

  • I'm curious what if you were stuck. like the girl just would not leave. she doesn't respect your decisions and you've tried to do the best thing and end it peacefully. but continues to stay. would you cheat just to feel like your finally free?

    • I wouldn't. I would be firm and tell her we are done and she has to go. Like it or not.

  • Really physically beautiful women tend to have very little personality or substance. These women are fun to look at and have sex with (they are usually poor in bed as well), but long term they can be a boring grind.

    • Sadly this is true. Because they think all they need to do is exist.

    • @manonfire. And the reality is, just existing and occasionally showing up gets them through 99% of life.

    • Yeeeeeah, you are completely right about that.

  • I have never understood it myself I would think they would not want to lose the woman they are in a relationship with

    • Grass is greener syndrome

  • I'm certain some must do

  • I get bored from eating same food everyday...

    • Then don't have her to begin with if you can't do death till you part.

    • My door is open if she wants to go then let her go...

  • Shania Twains husband cheated on her with her ugly friend

    Why Men Cheat On Their Beautiful Girlfriends and Wives
    • And I can see why he would. The woman is not beautiful but something about her seems to have a kind of sex appeal, yeah. The problem is most men are not aware of this in themselves, like I was saying. And they cheat.

  • simple, because they want sugar mama

    • its like sugar baby competition. beautiful girls can get sugar daddy so men are jealousy. so they allure her to bring her down and then they trash her by cheating her. He is frustrated in looking for sugar mama. so he is spreading his frustration to other people

    • This makes no sense at all, seeing as most men want young things and not sugar mamas. The few men who do usually get them because sugar mamas can't get a partner as often as a sugar daddy can.

    • actually they are just an asshole

  • If a man has the means to attract multiple women then why shouldn't he use the opportunities he gets. This doesn't mean he doesn't love his wife/girlfriend.

    • A married man should not be concerned about attracting other women whatsoever.

    • But if women other than his wife are chasing him then why shouldn't he use his chance. He's in his prime and things like that won't happen to him later in his life. Not all women but still so many women find married men more attractive than a single one.

  • Very good read however there is a simple answer.
    I don't believe beauty or lack of, any particular traits and women not only men.
    It is because without a doubt we are not monogamous creatures.
    Monogamy, depending on your faith, culture or even just generally is taught, expected, demanded or even forced upon us.

    When people say cheat, that generally means sexually; from kissing/light petting to intercourse.
    How many times have we heard when a partner cheats and then vehemently states how much they still love their other with many adding "it was just sex."

    A University College London evolutionary anthropologist says "Modern monogamous culture has only been around for just 1,000 years."

    I'm not against monogamy, I genuinely believe that the perfect solution is Social Monogamy with a chosen partner.
    Sexually both partners are free to do the do with whoever they choose and that includes each other.

  • I have a gorgeous model and she’s smart and I’ve stopped having sex with her. From 4 times a week to once for 12 mos. A stripper offered, a professional model, Porn star offered, wild, into it all, I know she’s miserable now but faking it she feels so hurt. And she’s the exact opposite of what you cheat on. I’m the mess. But I owe it to her to find out why besides being bipolar. She’s not all feminist she knows when needs what they need

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