In the marriage defense war, the aggressive mistress is mostly female, which means that the cheating party is mostly male. However, there are also women who engage in extramarital affairs, but the probability is not as high as men, indicating that women have higher loyalty than men.
Most women consider their husbands as lifelong partners and the only fixed sexual partner; Most men, on the other hand, cannot achieve this, even if they cannot openly cheat on their wives due to moral and responsibility pressures, they often have mental infidelity. So, in terms of loyalty to marriage and relationships, men are far inferior to women.
Why Women Are More Loyal than Men
Physiologically speaking, men's libido is easily aroused, and once it arises, it is difficult for men to control themselves. Therefore, men are more likely to engage in deviant behavior. Women are not as sexually impulsive as men, so even when faced with external temptations, they can still hold onto themselves and will not engage in sexual relationships with other men outside of their husbands.
In fact, from the very beginning of looking for a partner, women place great importance on commitment and use it as a criterion for choosing a partner. Only when a woman receives a man's promise will she consider committing herself to him. Women have been searching for a long-term partner from the beginning. In that case, when a woman finds such a man, she will naturally be loyal to him because she needs his care.
The situation between men and women is vastly different because at any time, men can provide for their own lives without relying on women to provide. That is to say, the stability of their relationship with women does not have a significant impact on their lives. Even if they are separated from women midway, they can still survive, so loyalty is not necessary in the hearts of many men.
Reproductive benefits make men happy to be unfaithful
If men are only loyal to one woman, their reproductive benefits are very limited. But if they are unfaithful and have sexual relationships with multiple women, they will gain greater reproductive benefits. This means that infidelity not only does not have a negative impact on men, but also brings greater benefits to men. Because of this, men naturally pursue extramarital affairs. However, if women are unfaithful, they will lose their security in life, while if men are unfaithful, they will gain benefits. Therefore, women must be more loyal than men.
In addition, ancient society had different codes of conduct for men and women. Women who were unfaithful were despised by society, while men could be justifiably unfaithful because they wanted to inherit their lineage. Women are proud of their loyalty. The chastity memorial archway, which was popular in ancient times, is a good example. In order to obtain this honor, women must be loyal. Men do not need loyalty at all. In ancient society, polygamy was originally practiced, and men could marry multiple wives and concubines. How can loyalty be discussed? Men can search for flowers and willows outside, but women can only abide by the "three obedience and four virtues" and wait hard for their husbands. From this perspective, women's loyalty has a long history.