In his study on unfaithful men, M. Gary Neuman found that more than half of cheating husbands admitted they have immediate family members who cheated. By comparison, only 33% of faithful men in the survey reported they have family members who have cheated.
Incidence of Cheating in the Family
In his study of why men cheat, Neuman found:
- 53% of cheating men who have immediate family members who cheated
- 33% of faithful men who have immediate family members who cheated
- 28% of faithful men whose fathers had or were suspected of an affair
- 50% of cheating men whose fathers had an affair or were suspected of cheating
- 21% of cheating men whose fathers had multiple affairs
- Only 8% of faithful men whose fathers had multiple affairs