In earlier days, nobody ever heard of a woman cheating on her husband, but in today’s world, the number of women indulging in such activities is growing by the moment. There is a difference between why men and women cheat. Men usually have physical reasons for cheating, whereas women’s reasons usually involve emotional wants. Different reasons why women are driven to cheating are revenge, loneliness, self esteem and boredom. Although there is no excuse for such an act, these are the reasons why they are committed. There are a growing number of women who are getting into the web of deceit and usually the reasons are emotional rather than lust that drives them to this.

One of the most common reasons why women cheat on their partners is due to loneliness. You may ask why a woman would feel lonely when she is engaging in a current relationship, but very often, women do not find their relationship emotionally fulfilling. A woman who is dissatisfied with her relationship can feel as lonely as a woman who is not in any relationship at all. If the woman is not paid the attention she feels she needs, she might feel tempted to seek this attention somewhere else and hence get into an affair. If the partner is too busy with work or is spending a lot of time away from home, the woman feels left out as not enough time is spent with her and this makes her feel alone. The loneliness that ensues will drive her to cheat and deceive her partner. One of the most common reasons why women are growing dissatisfied is because not enough attention is being spent on them and they start to feel lonely even in the presence of her partner.

Another factor that is growing popularity as a reason why women cheat is revenge. Today’s woman refuses to set back and meekly take the fact that her partner is cheating on her. A woman might have an affair just for the revenge if she confirms or as much as suspects that her partner is being unfaithful. A woman does not want to be docile and subservient when her partner is indulging in deceitful activities and so to get back at him, she will justify her own affair. If they find out that their partner has cheated on them, they feel they have more than enough reasons to cheat on him. Also, the actions of their partner may have hurt them badly and so they want to hurt the partner in the same manner. Though there is absolutely no justification for such an act, women cheat on the grounds of revenge more often than they should.

Boredom is another common reason why women start cheating. If the present relationship is deteriorating or has become monotonous and lost all the excitement that used to be there in the beginning, a woman may be driven to infidelity. They start losing interest in their partners as the relationship becomes predictable and they try to seek excitement in other relationships. Instead of trying to make things better, they seek greener pastures. Although temporarily, the woman might feel the excitement and love that she intended on feeling through an affair, eventually it will break down and destroy both the relationships. An affair is not only exciting because it involves meeting somebody interesting, but also because it involves a certain amount of sneaking around and fooling in order to get away with it. Many women find this exciting and they do not mind losing their current relationship over something like this.