I don't want to offend anyone here.
This is a genuine question, I would like to know why a woman would try to police a man who has been/might be/is being unfaithful. I'm not a journalist and anyone who's seen my many posts will know that.
I just can't identify with this: why is it worth the effort? What's the point? If someone wants to do this, why would their partner still want them?
And if you do avert an affair, or make one end, isn't it a pyrrhic victory?
If there are kids involved, I almost get it. But two people are responsible for keeping a family together and cheating on your children's mum makes someone a crap dad as well as a crap partner IMO. Why would anyone want to stay with someone who was so thoughtless and disrespectful? Whether it's someone who is 'at it' whenever he gets the chance, or a partner who seems to have fallen in love with someone else who is a genuine threat... why bother trying to 'keep' them or pull them into line?
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Why do women try to police men?
tiredofwaitingforitalltochange · 11/12/2012 21:28
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