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Some may argue that these men are the few letting down the many. They confirm and perpetuate the view that the man in the relationship, especially a high profile one, can’t be trusted, however is this really the case? A recent study suggests that 45-55% of all married women engage in extramarital affairs, and if the same study places the male percentage only slightly higher, women are just as likely as men to be unfaithful. This begs the question, where are all the high profile female cheaters?
In a lot of celebrity male affairs it is fair to say that there is occasionally a high profile woman but she is normally only the ‘other women’, involved in the affair but not the actual cheater. Case in point: Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Aniston - the alleged conflict between the two women played up by the press overshadowed the man’s alleged cheating, branding Angelina the perpetrator of the affair and a home wrecker. It is true that both male and females get a hard time from the press but I still wonder why there aren’t so many notable females seen to be publically unfaithful. Maybe women are just less explicit in their conduct of affairs, or perhaps they decide the risks are too high when they are reach certain celebrity profile.
The number one reason that people cheat is apparently ‘because they have the option’. It seems a major factor that contributes to cheaters is purely their ability to cheat, the ‘because I can’ attitude which fuels their unfaithful ways. This is perhaps the reason why so many famous men, sportsmen or otherwise, are embroiled in these illicit affairs - so many women throw themselves at them. These men are constantly tempted to be unfaithful by attractive young ladies who are out to make a name for themselves by selling their story. Which does make you wonder, how can they possibly think that, as such prominent public figure, they can get away with cheating?
I don’t really understand why anyone cheats, if there is something that is lacking in your relationship that means you need a relationship, or even just sex with someone else, surely you should just get out of the relationship altogether. Rather than betraying someone’s trust and squashing their self esteem. Especially when you have so much to lose, for example, someone like Bill Clinton who lost all credibility as a politician after his high profile philandering.
It seems that many high profile men are tempted to stray, but it’s unfair to judge all men by a few people’s infidelities. Not all men are lecherous two-timers. It’s human nature to look elsewhere when a relationship is on the rocks, whether you are male or female, but cheating is still a huge betrayal to a partner, in which the consequences can be ten times worse when in the public eye. It remains to be seen whether Tiger Woods or his other unfaithful counterparts will redeem themselves in public opinion, yet it’s still hard not to think that they were asking for it.
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