Why do women NOT divorce their husbands, if their husbands cheated on them?
A lot of reasons: Many cases are down to insecurity, a sthe other poster said, they may believe they have done something wrong to drive the husband away. In some cases the husband may even encourage this belief. She vows that she will try harder to please him to stop him from looking elsewhere. Some women have a martyr complex, they believe that suffering is somehow “good” and that it makes them a better person to forgive, and even tolerate a cheating spouse (some men have this complex as well, its not exclusively female). In a roundabout way they feel like they have gained the moral high ground in refusing to be drawn into taking revenge for the indiscretions of another, and instead turning the other cheek. Some women (and men!) genuinly believe their partner should be given a second chance. This happens more often in cases where the cheating is perceived as a one off- a drunken one night stand with a stranger, as opposed to a long-term affair with a family friend, for example. Whilst
