Should you admit to cheating?
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Should you admit to cheating?
When you should admit to your partner you cheated, according to experts. Cheating doesn’t always mean your relationship is doomed. Rather than sharing the hurt, you should identify the reason behind the affair. Sometimes, it might be better to keep it to yourself, experts say.
How common is cheating?
Cheating and affairs are more common among the rich and less common in conservative cultures. Estimates today find married men cheating at rates between 25 percent and 72 percent. Given that many people are loath to admit that they cheat, research on cheating may underestimate its prevalence.
Can cheating make a relationship stronger?
When someone cheats, the reasons are always bad. But according to a relationship expert, the act itself may sometimes lead to something good — a stronger partnership. But cheating doesn’t always mean the end of a relationship, she added. In fact, Mann believes it can even make a bond between a couple stronger.
