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Common Excuses for Cheating

By Sheri & Bob Stritof, About.com

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The "Grass is Greener" Type of Cheating Excuses

Here are some of the "Grass is Greener" type of cheating excuses.

  • I need to have sex with others. I can't go the rest of my life sleeping with just you.

  • The sex is incredible. It was never that good with you.

  • I want to start a rock band and I would be gone a lot. That wouldn't be fair to you.

  • It's an addiction.

  • I can't help myself.

  • It doesn't mean anything.

  • It just happened.

  • He/She has an unhappy marriage, and I was filling an emotional void in his/her life.

  • We were just friends.

  • I was curious what sex with someone else would be like.

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