dulux07:
What we call love most times isn't love, most people are in a relationship because of societal pressure, mutual benefits, religious belief.....etc
Love is enough to stop you from cheating, when you truly love someone you try as much as possible to avoid hurting them.

sylve11:
Not all, I actually met an Igbo man in Lagos some years ago. He told me that since he got married to his wife for over 47 years,; he has never cheated on the wife.

Whenever there's misunderstanding, they make sure the children aren't aware. They settle it in their room.

That's true love.


My shock absorber almost burst. 47 years!

dirtycoin:
Love and infidelity do not go hand in hand.

Those who cheat on their partners do not truly love them.

1miccza:
You are so on pointe...

Honestly , to the best of my knowledge the ''i love my wife line'' is just at the lips and nothing else, but again a philanderer is always a philanderer and a cheat always a cheat. I have come to realize that cheating has to do with our mindset and beliefs.

MrBrownJay1:


a person who cheats on his partner certainly doesnt LOVE that person... because if they did they wouldnt knowingly hurt that person, nor their r/ship. duh! sadly, many clueless people out there are quick to talk about love while having NO DAMN CLUE about what it means!

MOnkeyBabe:
another thing that prevents me from Cheating is RePutation. Also, permit to go the Christian route, when you love Jesus so much, you do not want to offend him by breaking apart what he's joined together

authority2006:


Even if a man marries because of the factors you listed above, he still needs to be with someone he loves. Otherwise, the relationship won't last at all.

BTW: are you married or you're just a theorist?

MOnkeyBabe:
another thing that prevents me from Cheating is RePutation. Also, permit to go the Christian route, when you love Jesus so much, you do not want to offend him by breaking apart what he's joined together

Minsk24:
The moment we realize that lust is a natural phenomenon which is a response of our body system, that's when we will stop attaching so much importance to Love and Relationships...
You can Love someone but it doesn't mean u can't lust after someone else... Its natural and depends on your self-control....it definitely will hurt your partner but it is nature. The main Keyword here is self control...
You can Love and still cheat just to satisfy your natural urge..

Pavore9:


If your wife cheats on you, will you still be convinced she still loves you?

Victor08032:
Godly love is 100% fidelity which we can believes as an agape love, this love we are talking about makes couple feels same blood not intensity of being hurt each other, THIS IS OLD TIME LOVE OUR FATHER'S IN THE AGES PAST

Oluromantic:
When the sizzle fizzles, cheating tendencies set in. Familiarity is a major problem in marriages. Dying fantasies, tying wrapper around the home, absence of breastfeeder bras during nursing causing heavyweight slam down of the boobs, absence of romantic compliments, etc. The love would be there, but doesn't hinder cleverly concealed cheating.

dirtycoin:



The primary reason that should deter one from cheating is because he/she truly loves his/her partner.

Reputation and one's belief comes secondary.

kumulus:



Not just marriages, love is seemingly non-existent in the world we live in today. For he who shall love the other, first must have loved himself. How then does he say he loves the other when he hasn't loved himself since he has no grounded knowledge of himself?!

"Man, know thyself" - Trismegistus

-Lloyd

Jacuzzi55:
what of those in polygamous family?
where husband will have 4wives and he will profess love for all of them
I think cheating is not a man stuffs

Palladium007:


That is lust

MOnkeyBabe:
OKay, thanks for correcting me. We learn everyday

xynerise:
Funny enough, I have heard people especially married men say they love their wives but they have side chics. I begin to wonder what power does love has towards infidelity?

Does it mean one can hurt the person he/she loves intentionally and still profess love for that person?

You reading this should ask yourself when you cheated (if you have), were you still in love with your partner?

If yes, then what is this LOVE we are talking about if it involves hurting the one we love?

Does it mean we love verbally and not practically, or Love is not enough to stop one from cheating?