I whole heartedly disagree that cheating men are admired and cheating women reviled. I think that depends on your social circle more than any social norm.

There is no one reason why men or women cheat, lie, steal, or kill. They all do it for a variety of reasons.

To Bengi Moore. Frankly, cheating isn't really all that destructive. Sure, people's egos are bruised. A marriage might fall apart. The kids' homes are divided. But all of those outcomes might well have happened with or without the incidental cheat factor. All cheating does is make the person who was cheated on feel inadequate.

Infidelity simply is not the end of the world. In fact, it's not really that big of a deal.