What goes on in the mind of a serial cheater?

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Many people regard infidelity as an unpardonable sin, but many have admitted to having engaged in some form of cheating. If you’re one of those, you may not even be sure of exactly what led you to stray. If you’re one of the people who were cheated on, it may be even more difficult for you to understand why your partner decided to violate the bonds of your trust. Wedding Affair brings to you a few things that goes in the mind of a cheater.

Personality Traits

Perhaps some insight into the mind and motives of a cheater can come from an understanding of personality traits. Traits linked to infidelity as including high levels of neuroticism (tendency to worry and be emotionally unstable), low levels of conscientiousness, and low levels of agreeableness. However, there are many individuals who possess these qualities who go on to have stable relationships that endure without instances of unfaithfulness. Personality alone, then, can’t explain the behavior of the cheater.

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The Feel Good Feeling

The situation for cheaters is different. For them to feel redemption, they have to accept the fact that they behaved badly and still manage to come out on the other side with a new and improved view of themselves. Cheating just made them feel good about themselves.

Additional Personality Traits

As it turned out, the personality traits of psychopathy, Machiavellianism, and narcissism showed no consistent relationships to the stories told by the perpetrators. People who cheat, then, aren’t necessarily likely to show unusual levels of those qualities of exploiting others, seeing themselves as deserving of special attention, or even lacking empathy. However, conscientiousness was positively associated with the tendency to engage in exploration both for perpetrators and victims, although perhaps for different reasons, considering that only the perpetrators were the ones to violate social conventions.

You may not feel any particular sympathy for someone who has cheated, especially if you’ve been at the receiving end of their infidelity. To sum up, forming a redeeming narrative presents people who have cheated with a challenge as they try to move on with their lives. To gain a true understanding of the mind of a cheater in your life may ultimately require your willingness to hear the other person’s side of the story, whether you choose to forgive or not.

Also Read: Whether to stay or to leave the relationship

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