Why do women marry men who cheated on their previous mates or lie about their current relationship status?
It’s not that they’re stupid, it’s that they are optimistic and try to see the good in people and give them the benefit of the doubt. Men are all too willing to take advantage of this. The easiest way to have a woman become emotionally attached to a man is to get her to feel sorry for him, and once she is emotionally involved, she will stay involved despite all evidence that the man isn’t worthy of her loyalty. Men take advantage of women’s good qualities; this is nothing new, mind you – a quick read of Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte reveals that Mr Rochester took cruel advantage of Jane’s feelings for him and even derived amusement from the exercise. The sad truth is that, women or men, there are jerks (as Auntie Em so rightly calls them) out there and it’s not always easy to spot them unless you are completely detached from the situation. Once you are connected to
