Does man’s financial well off contribute to cheating in a relationship?

[Gladys]

I read somewhere that a man who is financially well off and does not need his wife’s financial support in sustaining the family is likely to cheat in a relationship (marriage) than a man who is not all that financially well off and needs his wife’s financial support. Is this true? If yes or no, why?

[leighdu]

I think that a man with more money definitely will have more options and better chances to cheat, but that alone wouldn't make a man cheat more. Rich or poor, if a man is a cheater, then he is going to cheat regardless. A man with money but with high moral standards is not any more likely to cheat just because he is financially secure. Now, if a man is a cheater, then having money will make it that more easier for him to cheat.

[Karla]

More often, a man cheats his wife to satisfy his ego, to prove to himself that he is still attractive to women. If he has excess money to spend, his male ego gets a boost if he can spend it on another woman which he could boast about to his circle of friends

[ZyraBelle]

Money is definitely one factor. Men with money can afford certain luxuries, like dinner dates at remote locations, and extra flowers (one for the wife and the other for the mistress). A man with money is more confident about himself, and he is more attractive to other women, too.

[leighdu]

Money is definitely one factor. Men with money can afford certain luxuries, like dinner dates at remote locations, and extra flowers (one for the wife and the other for the mistress). A man with money is more confident about himself, and he is more attractive to other women, too.

I agree that money helps, but it doesn't automatically turn a man into a cheater; it just makes it easier for the ones who cheat in the first place. There are tons of men who are financially secure who wouldn't ever think about cheating.

[Rainbow]

Of course, keeping a girlfriend or a family is expensive. How much more if you keep two or more women!

[Alloys]

Having money as a factor will only work as an agent or a catalyst for the one who already is a cheater in a relationship. It is only a small percentage of those that turn to cheating only when they are financially secure.