I love my wife but I want to cheat with other women

By Dawn Michael. Posted on Jun 18th 2012.

How many men think about their desire to cheat on their wives but still love them?

There are men that think about cheating and it may not be all the time or it just may be because they are going through a rough patch in the marriage, but in many instances it is more normal than one may think. Men think about sex often and the thought of having sex with another person is part of being human in both men and women.

The intense sexual urges that some men feel especially when they may not be sexually intimate with their wives can add to their thoughts about cheating even more. Understanding that this is normal is not to say that it is acceptable or a man should act on his feeling, but it is still a fact.

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