Madame On The Street: Are Men Predisposed to Cheat?

November 8th, 2011 - By Veronica Wells

Even though the rate of infidelity between men and women isn’t drastically different, there’s this widely held assumption that men cheat far more than women do. Is this really true, or is it something society has conditioned us to believe? We asked a few New Yorkers what they thought about this concept. Check out what they had to say in the video above.

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  • http://twitter.com/TheClitorials Realwomantalk

    Resisting temptation is harder than we think, not for the weak

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  • http://twitter.com/Gf0urce Gforce

    Being with more than one woman is natural. Being with one woman is societies rules. The end.

  • Tia

    i’m still trying to figure out why so many men read these articles?

  • Orange Rhino

    Men cheat on doggy, boring women–you better believe it.  A smart guy will never cheat on a hottie.

  • MrsIndependent

    NO, men are not predispose to cheat. This all boils down to the choices you make in life and living with the consequences of your actions. I can make the choice to date a man in every State, it’s an option! but i choose to date 1 man because of how i was raised and the type of values i have. So ladies just because you picked up some rotten apples does mean you should settle for mediocrity. Work on improving yourself and your vetting process to find the right man for you. Think about this, if men where made to cheat why do men regret their actions. You ever had an ex. call you after a long period of time to try and work things, why even bother if he has so man options and women to cheat with?  He screwed up when he let you go and now  realized he let a good  woman go because of his actions and now  it’s too late! Karma! 

  • Myailias

    I’m a man and I say the answer is YES. Men are NOT monogamous by nature. If you look throughout men have always had more than one wife. It’s just so happens that in OUR CULTURE, monogamy is lifestyle that we’re born into which goes against a man’s nature. It’s like trying to domesticate a wild animal. It may work for a while but eventually those natural born tendencies MAY come out. I’m not saying men can’t be monogamous, i’m only saying that its not natural for us to be by nature, which is is why I feel its predisposed for men to cheat.

    • Lnelson2

      I have to disagree with you my brother. I am a man also, however I do not believe for a second that men are predisposed to cheat. I feel that is a copout. Yes in other civilizations men have more than 1 wife, but those women are also treated like 2nd class citizens, not equal like we are. When God created man, He created Adam (1 man) and Eve (1 woman), thus instituting the first marriage. He didn’t create Adam, and Eve, Mary, Sheila and 1 or 2 other “jump offs.”  It was MAN who later cultivated and took on this more than 1 wife thing. So what is “natural” is for 1 man to have, care for, and take care of 1 woman.
       It is today’s society who wants us to believe that men are incapable of being faithful..Hogwash !

  • cedric

    some men will cheat but not always for the reason of being with other women or having allot of women. i had to learn the hard way because i started to feel unsure about what i wanted and went against the grain on a good woman that worked hard to improve the quality of our relationship. recently i cheated for the first time ever because i became unsure about if i wanted to be with her and then i realized i did, but it was to late. i was given an option by the other woman that i need to choose her or my woman and i told her my woman and its over and she would not have it so she gets in contact with my woman and ended a year and eight month relationship. it was all my fault because i already knew that i should have loved that good woman unconditionally, 100% whole hearted and showed the appreciation she deserved 

  • http://twitter.com/KaytaHackman Kayta

    I don’t really think anyone has a predisposition to cheat, man or woman. It’s a simple matter of not valuing yourself, what you have and what you want.

  • Dee

    Heres to all the Real men out there…Bo ys play house. Men build homes!!! Boys shack up. Men get married!!! Boys make babies. Men raise children!!! A boy won’t raise his own children A man will raise his and someone else’s. Boys invent excuses for failure. Men produce strategies for success!!! Boys look for somebody to take care of them. Men look for someone to take care of!!! Boys seek popularity. Men earn respect by knowing how to give it!!! Boys quit and walk away when things get hard Men will promise to love you through it all. Repost in honor of all the men who do the right thing. —

    • Favored1

      I LOVE THIS POST ! I WILL HAVE TO SHARE IT ON FACEBOOK!

      • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_3VR32AIFSART67WZFRR6VU6HYY C P

        it’s there.. it’s been there for days…

    • MrsIndependent

      Just forwarded this comment to all my girls! I love It!

  • http://profiles.yahoo.com/u/V6O2EBOSDDIC3EESW3JS22OYWA Vic

    It’s so easy to brainwash women with articles like this. Especially black females. 

  • http://www.bednp.com/ D&PCartel http://www.bednp.com

    No  “real” man has ever cheated on a woman. Women do allow “boys” that have given them sign after sign that they are with a boy to cheat on them.

    How many of us have had that friend or aquaintenance that keeps taking back that fool their with after he has cheated? When she does, everytime it’s telling that guy that his action has no real punishment so there for he can continue to cheat.

    How many of us have allowed ourselves to be the other woman, thinking that for some dumb reason this cheating man is going to value you more than the woman he’s already cheating on? A man can’t cheat by himself.

    Let’s ask the real question.

    Why do “we” let men cheat?

    If you ever took a man back after he cheated or you were the woman that he was cheating with, I’m sorry huns you let him cheat.

    Vermel Kinmon
    http://www.bednp.com

  • numero

    No, women minds are just predisposed to think it….

  • 1yuvette

    I do believe men cheat.  However I think the single women looking for a good man encourages this behavior.  Most men don’t have the strength to not get involved.  They tend to be lead by something other than their brain/common sense. 

  • Blackpower1976

    No, men are longer predisposed to cheat than women are??? I wonder who these are cheating with?? Not to mentioned, Married women are some of the biggest cheaters but once again, men are intergity is being questioned!! Ha..this topic is a HOT MESS!!

  • jen

    Humans are predisposed to cheat. But we DO have a choice.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_Q7S2OFOHT4V3OVC7HSU5UVQRXU blessed

    Stop worrying about your man cheating. Stop listening to women who are jealous, telling you to leave your man if he cheats. You took vows, honor, love cherish. Through good, bad, sick. Marriage take lots of work and God, church, faith and prayer.  Solomon a African king in the  bible   who  was given more wealth and wisdom than any king of any nation that has ever been had 500 wives and 700 concubines. That may be why we have so many single women. According to your income you should have numerous wives. Old biblical. Stop running from relationship and work through it. The grass isn’t any greener on the other side. Any thing worth having isn’t easy. Majority of women are not married.Many are called by few are chosen. 

    • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_3VR32AIFSART67WZFRR6VU6HYY C P

      ummm no.. i get it but no.. so women should stay and allow the man to continue to cheat and she should just get over it and work through it and move on?! umm no..

      marriage is different.. u took vows.. but why is it the woman must always stay and deal and if she chooses to leave it’s her fault when in fact if the man valued his marriage and vows they wouldn’t be in the situation to begin with..

      also, women tell you to leave your man is not a jealous woman.. it’s a woman who is concerned about her friend.. again, men be faithful and honor your vows and you wouldn’t be in this mess to begin with..

  • Is It 5:00 Yet?

    No…that’s just an excuse they like to use.

  • RahTruth

    Are women predisposed to bust windows??! NEXT!

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_UHHSZUEU5KTJD5UJWRF42CB3BA Vee

    Ok. So its like this… generally most guys if they are happy will not make a mistake and mess up their relationship IF they make it known they want to be with you. If they don’t or are tap dancing around commitment, then its safe to say they want to do them. Most men make their mistakes when they are younger ( I know i did) but as they mature and find out more about the world, they realize its better to stay with that good woman then play the field. Don’t forget there are other factors at play like income, what type of city you live in,Friends etc. But i feel it becomes more about having a good woman vs any woman, especially as you get older.