Does seeing your parents go throught a divorce because of dad cheating?

Question

make you more likely to cheat on your spouse, or less likely to cheat on your spouse.

My wife's Dad cheated on Mom many times, and Mom always let him back in. Finally after 25 years of different affairs the marriage ended. Granted the Mom was a mess for many reasons......... My wife still to this day despises her Father's action and hated how his actions destroyed their marriage. To my point. Is a woman who comes from this background more likely or less likely to cheat on her husband?

Answer 1

Both men and women who have seen their parents divorce over cheating are significantly less likely to cheat themselves.

Both men and women who saw a parent cheat without real consequences are significantly more likely to cheat themselves.

A parent who divorces a cheater teaches their children to have self-respect and that they deserve respect. This teaches children to be more respectful of the opposite sex and therefore they believe that cheating is wrong.

Take care,
Troy

Answer 2

It depends on the person... It made my hubby hate the idea of cheating due to what his dad did.
But other people see it as this means it's okay but that normally happens when the parents stay together while one spouse is cheating all the time.

Answer 3

I think she would be less likely to cheat. She was on the hurting end and saw what it did to her mom. If she has expressed the hate of her Father's actions and how it affected her parents relationship, she saw what was going on and I don't feel she would put someone through the type of hurt she went through or saw her mother go through.

Answer 4

I think it all depends on that person's personality. Those with stronger personalities are more likely to despise what happened, and they'll be less likely to participate i nthe same kind of behavior. People with weaker personalities may see this as a normal and natural part of life. They may be more likely to seek out spouses that cheat on them or that they cheat on.

Answer 5

it is up to the individual person and what they got from the situation.

some children who grow up in abusive households become abusers and some children don't

same thing with drug addicts, some children choose to take the easy road, and you have kids like me who grew up with a drug addict mother and have never touched the stuff because you see what can happen.

the better question is why are you worried about you wife's actions, if you do not trust her there is something that needs to be resolved on your end instead of blaming her for her father's actions.

considering she hates her father for doing that to her mother I would say the likelihood of her cheating is low though, to get back to your question.

Answer 6

My dad did the same thing to my mom repeatedly, so now I am so anti cheating that I tell on ppl who do it. On the down side, it's made me very suspicious. I'm always unfairly checking up on my husband, and sometimes even accuse him of things he didn't do. I know it's wrong, but I am literally terrified of being cheated on, I saw how much it hurt my mom, I don't want to hurt like that.

Answer 7

no.
mike you need to tell your wife that you have cheated on her because it is eating you up inside.
she will not cheat on you,because of her dad,or her trip to cancun or the fact that she now looks hot or that your mate fancies her.
if she wanted to cheat on you,then your relationship would have gone crap but it sounds fine on her behalf,so do yourself and her a favour and stop accusing her of something that she hasnt done and tell her what youve done.
you are desperately trying to prove that shes cheating on you so that you wont feel bad about cheating on her,but you cant make her cheat.stop looking at what she might do and address what you have before you ruin your marriage anyway with all the accusations.

Answer 8

Rolls my eyes.

Just because a parent cheat's doesnt mean the child will it is not genetic it is a choice so if your wife hasnt cheated on you dont light a fire under the stove to cause it .

Seriously if you dont have any proof she has you have even less proof she will.Same with men .

Answer 9

This is just my thoughts here, if anything she will will always keep her guard up, she might need to get some outside help to deal with the pain and anger she holds inside of her, you sound like a supportive spouse, she needs that.

Answer 10

Everyone is responsible for their own actions. Just because someone they know cheats doesn't mean they are going to cheat too. If someone in your family robbed a bank, would you rob one too?