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anja3
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Do you think cheating depends on the gender of the person? I mean, there is often an opinion that men cheat more often. I cannot agree with this, I think both men and women cheat. What do you think?

eva5
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I’m not the first to say this, but I think it is a good point. It's often believed that do men cheat more than women , but is this true? The question is not whether someone cheats more men or women in relationships, it’s who. The logical conclusion of this post is that there are four types of cheaters:

  1. Men: they cheat more often than women because they are men and they have stronger incentives to cheat (you throw money at them, they get sex).
  2. Women: they cheat more often than men because they are women and have weaker incentives to cheat (you throw money at them, they get sex).
  3. Women/Men: both sexes cheats more often than the other; if you want to prevent cheating you need to encourage both sexes to be honest or at least not discriminate against one another (pay attention).
  4. Men/Women: Men and Women both cheat more often than the other; the difference between the two is that one type of cheater only cheats for money while the other only for sex.
ingrid3
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Indeed, it is as if treason is more expected of men in our society. But cheating does not depend on gender, both men and women cheat equally.