Your Say: Why are spouses unfaithful?

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The powerful cheat because they can. Attractive women are drawn to power, privilege and money. Powerful, wealthy men think they are bulletproof. It doesn't matter if they're athletes, politicians, military or business people.

Tony Nazar

Aren't retired general David Petraeus and Paula Broadwell both married? They both cheated. Cheating isn't done only by men.

Erik Crudele

Why do people cheat? Even the least powerful cheat. The answer is easy: They aren't satisfied with the way things are.

Madison Avenue has convinced the public they can't be satisfied unless they have more. Now everyone wants more of everything, including sexual partners.

Jeffrey Lawrence

It doesn't matter why. They both broke the sanctity of marriage. It's not our job to put them on display for it, though. Trust me. Karma, fate, however you want to put it, always has a way of coming back to you.

Alexandria Thrasher

Why do the powerful lose their jobs when they cheat? It's not like it has anything to do with their jobs.

John Reeves

Powerful cheat, weak cheat, poor cheat, rich cheat. Why is this front page news? It's between Petraeus and his family. Leave the guy alone.

Tanya Genrich

You gotta be kidding me. Cheating is, unfortunately, human nature when it comes to sex, and not in just powerful couples. What we need to concentrate on is honesty.

David Lavine

People cheat because they lack integrity. They are not honest nor are they loyal to their partners, which immediately tells a story about how they will treat others.

Jm Eclairu

People cheat in relationships all the time. It's not just the powerful, and it isn't new. It's just that we, for some reason, have suddenly started holding them to unattainable moral standards. But the ones in charge are no different from you, me or the guy down the street.

Diona Bidwell