If a person has cheated once they are far more likely cheat again, even on the new partner.
A team of researchers has observed certain common patterns in three different surveys about “mate poaching”, a term used to describe stealing another persons boyfriend, partner of husband.
The results of a survey found quotes;
“we observed reliable evidence that individuals who were poached by their current romantic partners were less committed, less satisfied, and less invested in their relationships. They also paid more attention to romantic alternatives, perceived their alternatives to be of higher quality and engaged in higher rates of infidelity compared to non-poached participants.”
A man or woman who allows themselves to be “poached” by somebody else and have cheated on their ex-partner, will more often than not tend to think the grass will always be greener elsewhere.
The logic of the findings is that: if somebody is prepared to cast aside their self-respect and cheat on a partner in the past, why would they not be willing to do exactly the same again if tempted? In a similar study by the University of Denver the researchers found that people who have been unfaithful in the past are 3.5 times more likely to “do it again” by cheating with someone else, at the cost of their latest partner.
But, then, do we really need these studies to prove what many of us know and understand already, the expression ‘A leopard never changes its spots’ springs to mind. If a person was able to justify bad behavior in the past, it is likely, given a similar set of circumstances, they will be minded to do exactly the same again.
