Why do women choose to stay with men who cheat?
It’s a global trend that has been running for as long as we can remember. It starts as a happy admirable couple, holding hands in public and sharing affection - a kiss here, a hug there - sending everyone swooning.
Then suddenly, out of the blue, newspaper headlines break the story of a well-hidden, hot and juicy clandestine affair between the man and his mistress.
Former US President Bill Clinton shocked the world when his affair with Monica Lewinsky, a White House intern, was uncovered. Award-winning golfer Tiger Woods was caught with his hands in the cookie jar with his mistress, a nightclub hostess named Rachel Uchitel.
And American professional basketball player Kobe Bryant allegedly cheated on his wife Vanessa with ‘multiple women’.
But here is the universal question that comes with all affairs: To stand by your cheating man or kick him to the kerb?
It is not a decision any woman wants to make, but many have been forced to after their philandering partners were caught red-handed.
However, some women, those who believe in fighting for their marriages, choose to stay. While infidelity could lead to deep psychological scars and put a person at risk of depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), many women choose to stay with their cheating husbands for various reasons. Read More…