Chances Of Cheating Increase When Women Make More Than Their Partners

For decades, we have been trying to discover, “what makes spouses cheat?” Now, a new study might shed some light into why infidelity happens to some couples more often than others. Researchers at Cornell University have found that the rate of cheating goes up significantly if the woman in the couple makes more than the man – and goes down if the woman makes less than the man.

The study, which followed 9,000 young people over the course of six years, found that when women made significantly more than the man, the man could suffer feelings of powerlessness and gender identity confusion that leads them to cheat. At the same time, women who make more than their partner probably travel more, meet more people, and are more assertive. The study also found that any relationship in which one party makes much more than the other has higher instances of infidelity and higher instances of divorce.