Bit o' fluff article on Yahoo gives some of the more obvious answers to why men cheat. In order, they are:
1. Men are geared to have sex, LOTS of it.
2. To get attention
3. To break-up a relationship
4. For variety
I'm looking at that list and thinking, "Does the author know how shallow this looks? And would he say things this shallow about women who cheat?"
I buy the idea that men are geared biologically to want sex a lot. But just go to half the feminist sites and they will be insulted if you don't assume they want it every bit as much as men do (see previous abortion discussions regarding "teh Sex").
As for breaking up, women are just as likely to cheat--at least in terms of finding someone new while still attached to someone else--as men are. They just may wait a while before they get to know their new partner in the Biblical sense.
Everything else on the list boils down to this: men want to be appreciated and doted on. Well, hell, doesn't everyone? Whether your job is 8-to-5 sitting in a cubicle or feeding kids and changing diapers, everyone wants to know their efforts are appreciated.
Granted, these little puff pieces Yahoo puts on its home page aren't designed to be long, involved, and force people to think. But couldn't they do a little better job than this? After reading this list, I suppose one could say that the secret to stop men from straying is wearing that trashy negligee from Frederick's once a month, never saying no, and make sure you thank him for changing the lightbulbs.
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