How many marriages have ended because of an affair?

Question

Do really men leave their wives to go and live with their lovers? How many of you can say that you had an affair and he has left his wife to marry you?

My theory is that married men do never leave their wives. In fact, men do never leave, its always woman who leave.

Answer 1

My ex wife cheated and left me and two teenage girls at home. I never cheated and never had a reason to cheat.

Answer 2

Thousands end every year due to affairs. Men (about 80%) do leave their families and woman, about 20% go if they leave for the other person. Now spouses that leave because their mate cheats is probably 9 out of 10. A small percentage tries to salvage their marriage but majority end in divorce because spouse cheats a second time. Only less than 1% ever survive an affair and go onto lengthy marriages. Its really hard to forgive and forget. Hope this makes sense as there is two answers combined to answer your two questions.

Answer 3

Based on human relationship cycle, even without e cheating background, a relationship might ended in a 4 - 7 years of relation. But back to an affair, it is likely more complex than we can imagine. The theory of ice berg is the answer. In human interaction what we see on the surface has its' deep root long far away before the surface it self. It means: once an affair is dicovered there are many possibilities that telling :
1. The tendency of our partner in making such affair that remain unknown for us, except the known one.
2. The tendency of his/her character, to build such event, include: platonic relationship, one night stand on travel, emotional bond with a colleague, so the types are many.
3. The tendency of how the marriage will manage map also include here.( example: hiliray clinton marriages')

Those statistical datas presented by other answeres were might be true, but again it depends on the society and culture it self. Always in human contex, what makes our life is our culture. Looak at your culture then you got the answer.

Answer 4

I heard that 9 out of 10 men don't leave their wives when they have affairs.

Answer 5

My uncle left his wife for her best friend. Married her. Had two little girls with her. Now, he's left her for another woman.

What goes around comes around. Truer words were never spoken. I feel horrible about the whole situation, especially because of the girls, but the reality is that his current marriage (which will be over soon) had a foundation built on an affair. How solid can that be?

Every woman says that it won't happen to them. But if you get with a man who is willing to cheat with you, he WILL cheat ON you.

I'll forgive a lot of things from my S/O, but not that. I just wouldn't be able to trust him, ever again.

Answer 6

my theory is its both people wh have affairs are seeking something! truth is the grass is never greener on the other side, because the reason you had an affair in the first place will still be their haunting you, most times an affair is an ego boast we need that spart that excitement so we go and seek it else where only trouble is its very hard work and messy too if ever caught out and you will be.
affairs happen when the person needs to be reassured or they need the spark back thats all the grass is never greener!

Answer 7

9 out of 10

Answer 8

I know a friend who has 3 children (ages 3-12) whose husband left her and the children for another woman because he claims he doesn't want to be married anymore. I think he was dealing with midlife crisis. Well, this relationship wasn't 1 year old, ended up she being pregnant and after his divorce they were married.

My sister who has 2 children, was married, left her husband and 2 children for another man much younger than her. They divorced. She remarried to the younger man, now have a total of 4 children.

So as far as your theory goes. There's no proven fact. It all depends.

Answer 9

Actually...... the fact is alway the other way round...
Woman had affair and leaves with the other man.

Man has an affair don't leave their wife..however seek for forgiveness or hide their affair... Man never leaves their wife..unless the wife wants it...

take care..

Answer 10

Women in the west file for divorce far more often then men. Under a divorce, they can typically expect to win custody of the children, child support and often alimony. The more generous the terms are, the higher the ratio of women to men who file for divorce. In countries where men tend to get custody and women get little, guess what, its normally men who file.

While people claim that men don't care about kids, in fact I've known a number of men who would have filed for divorce long ago if they thought they could keep their kids.

Answer 11

The hurt is so great for a woman to handle and to forgive and forget. Its better to split. If they do stay together, the trust is broken and the relationship would never be the same again. Tendency of suspicion seeks at every corner of actions.