I have been asked many times why women have to be the ones to figure out why men cheat, not the other way around? The answer is simply because men are not trained to work on relationships as much as women.

Men are very logical creature, and the last thing they want to do is working on the reasons behind why they want to cheat on their partner.

It is important though for the cause to be found before the effect i.e. cheating happens in any relationship. Hence someone in the relationship has to do something to prevent any of that from happening.

In this article I would discuss the four major reasons why men cheat. This is exactly what you need to know to hopefully save yourself from possible future heartbreak from an early stage.

First reason is when there is no more excitement in the relationship. This is the first and foremost major reason of why men cheat.

When a relationship passes the initial stage where chemistry is high, it will go into a second stage where it is more 'real'. Most people would forget that in order to keep the relationship alive both parties should try new things together or make sure they still have quality time and conversation with each other. The last thing you want is for one party to look for excitement elsewhere.

A relationship with too many arguments to handle is also another big reason why men cheat.

Some men are very lazy to work on issues in relationship especially when the women bring them up in a super dramatic way. They would prefer go out with their friends, avoiding fights and arguments at home. This is exactly the time when an opportunity to cheat is there - and some men would very well take it.

Another reason is when you both are too different to each other - and no one cares enough to tolerate the other person's wants or needs.

While it is true some differences can be good for a relationship, there has to be a time where he feels that there is something in common between you both. Of course we expect our partner to have different opinions and interests with us - that is exactly what friends are for.

However if you leave it to others to accompany his needs every time... no wonder this becomes a major reason why men cheat.

Temporary 'Grass is greener on the other side'.

It is simply human nature - not just men - to tend to want what you don't already have. This is especially true when the woman has pretty much given everything physically and emotionally.

There is simply nothing else to explore. At the very least, it seems like there is just nothing else to explore. This makes the grass on the other side i.e. other woman seems more exciting.