Discussion – Why Do Cheaters Affair Down?

There’s an axiom that we have noticed from comments, emails and observations that seems to indicate that most all cheaters “affair down.”

In general, this means that the person someone cheats with tends not to be as attractive, interesting, engaging, etc. as the primary partner who is being cheated on.

“I have never seen a situation where I felt an individual “affaired up”- meaning that they end up with a better person. […]