Why do men find it harder to forgive cheating?

So, why is it that men find it difficult to forgive their partners if caught cheating? According to a British Psychotherapist, Philip Hodson, men often find it more difficult to forgive a cheating partner, because it affects their masculinity, and to them, it might signal the end of the relationship.

Do most men regret cheating?

Another truth: Men have varying levels of remorse and guilt after cheating, whether their partners know anything about their affairs or not. He feels deep remorse and regret. Other times, he lives guilt-free, and sees the cheating as a necessary catalyst for change or something that, well, just happened.

Do husbands find infidelity harder to forgive than wives?

Sadly, Lucy and I still don’t speak.’ According to Paula Hall, a relationship counsellor with Relate, husbands find it much harder to forgive infidelity than their wives do. ‘There is definitely more evidence that men are more likely to see their partner having an affair as signalling the end of a relationship,’ she says.

Can men ever forgive themselves for their affairs?

‘Men can forgive themselves for their indiscretions, but find it much harder to forgive their partners for the same,’ says therapist Phillip Hodson, Fellow of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. ‘For a betrayed woman, an affair is an offence against her dignity.

Should you forgive adultery?

Yet, forgiving adultery means liberation. It’s the first step toward freedom for both. And the only possible route to staying in the relationship. We speak to the ones who were cheated on now. Once the initial shock and possible denial diminish, you’ll enter the bereavement stage.

Can forgiveness come to relationships?

Forgiveness can only come to relationships where there was a strong foundation, to begin with. Or, when the same is built based on the new situation.