Why do people cheat?

Plenty of dramas nowadays are openly discussing infidelity and cheating in relationships – a topic which has long been brushed under the carpet, as “mard ki bhool” or “sab mard kartay hain”, it’s okay. This leads to the bigger question: Why do people cheat in relationships?

Recently, blogger Hira Mannan of The Mewly Weds also opened up about being cheated on and a lot of other people also came forward, spoke about their experiences and the concept of cheating in relationships.

The Current asked Lahore-based psychotherapist Omer Tauseef to shed some light on the topic and here are the reasons he gave:

1. Concept of masculinity – Men have the pressure to perform and there is a sense of conquest along with peer pressure.
2. Invisible divorces – Marriages in our society are often forced (khandaan ki izzat), because of which there is little or no compatibility between the couple. As a result, people go for relationships outside of a marriage and these empty shell marriages remain for the kids or for financial reasons.
3. Self-discovery, thrill, sense of entitlement
4. Marriages are kept for children, responsibilities while lust is channeled into an affair.

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