According to infidelity stats from a study, 33 percent of men and 19 percent of women admitted to having cheated on their partner at some point. But no matter where you fall on the spectrum, most of the time when we talk about cheating, the blame is far too often put on the cheater. They are always the ones who are at fault. While there are people out there who cheat for the sake of cheating, to assume that every cheater is compelled to do so for that reason is wrong.
John is a sales executive who travels frequently on business. On one recent trip, he met an attractive woman in the hotel bar where he was staying. One thing led to another, and the two wound up having a one-night stand. When John returned home and spoke about the incident with his therapist, John denied that the fling amounted to infidelity. And he genuinely believed it.
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This type of affair may well be a one-time betrayal. The typical one night stand usually occurs when a spouse is away from home, possibly on a business or pleasure trip not to be confused with a string of one night stands that occur as a sex addict pursues his or her addictive drive , and occurs as a result of the opportunities afforded in that moment. Often this occurs as a result of poor boundaries, drinking, and anonymity.
The company I work for sometimes has social events in London and usually my wife and I go down together to attend. She has made friends with some of my colleagues and prefers these events to me. One of the guys who works in the London office is called Rob not his real name , and although our work paths never cross, I have met him in the past. His life seems to be a series of one night stands and he seems to know all the moves needed to get girls into bed.