Why Good Men Go Bad

April, 2010

Everyone has seen a guy who has high values who has done something that does not match is high morals. Sonya Sachdeva, a psychology researcher says "people tend to subconsciously maintain an ideal level of mortality. When someone engages in behavior that falls above or below his 'set point of morality'-say, by doing a good deed like donating to charity- he may instinctively act in the opposite way to restore balance". When people's emotions are neutral they think they can not control their impulse when it comes to temptation. People who believe they have a high level of self-control are usually the ones to give into temptation. Self-control requires an effort so each exposure to temptation increases the chance the person will act upon it.

I chose this topic because it seems interesting. In chapter 10 it talks about sexual behavior and sexual deviance. Psychologically, people cheat for many reasons. Some listed in the book were resentment of the partner who feels he or she has less power, lack of trust, lack of physical attraction, or even lack of sexual skills. However, in this article, the author wrote about new findings on cheating and how good men cheat to balance their behavior and emotions. They way I think about it though, men cheat because they don't wanna be emotionally attached to one person. They want to feel like they can get out and have a back up plan when ever they need.

This article was found in the Insight Magazine.