New Study Shows That Women Are Better At Cheating Without Getting Caught Than Men

2019-04-20 , 8:00 am

For too long, we’ve lived believing in one thing:

Men are more likely to cheat than women.

And well, there’s definitely a grain of truth in that, considering how in some parts of the country, keeping a mistress isn’t just morally-acceptable…

But encouraged.

Well, that escalated quickly.

(Anyway, PLEASE DON’T BE AN ANDY HUI!!!)

But do not be deceived

For even though men do have a higher reported probability of cheating, women aren’t without their faults too.

Women do cheat as well.

And here’s the thing; while one might think “Oh, so women are more faithful to men by nature, and hence lesser cheating cases on their part”, new studies have proposed a notion that makes me wonder:

“Are women really more faithful, or are they just more skilled at the cheating game?”

Women are pretty much inscrutable

According to The Star, scientists have discovered that while women are able to judge a man’s faithfulness by his face, men are less able to spot a cheating woman.

This is in accordance with research done by the University of Western Australia, in which a group of 1,500 people were shown pictures of 189 Caucasian adults (101 men and 88 women). Before the study commenced, they were enquired on their own loyalty towards their partners.

Thereafter, respondents were tasked to rank these faces on a scale of one to 10, where one is “not likely to be unfaithful” and 10 is “extremely likely” to play the field.

And the result, which was published in the journal Royal Society Open Science, was that “both men and women were accurate in assessing men’s, but not women’s, likelihood to cheat and poach”.

Inscrutable poachers too

For the record, scientists wished to examine not only whether men and women could visualise potential infidelity in each other, but also whether it was possible to spot a possible “poacher” of the same sex.

Yes, they’re talking about people who steal someone else’s partner. #specialplaceinhell

Citing research, the scientists revealed that 70 per cent of people across 50 cultures have reported an attempt to poach someone else’s partner, and incredibly…

60 per cent said they were successful.

But that’s not the most important thing here. The most important thing’s that men were able to spot potential poachers among other men but even when other women were in the judging panel, females remain inscrutable.

“Taken together, both men and women showed above-chance accuracy for men’s faces but not women’s faces. Therefore, perceived unfaithfulness may indeed contain some kernel of truth in male faces,” the scientists wrote.

How do women suspect men of disloyalty, anyway?

In case you’re a dude looking to take down some notes, here’s the thing:

It apparently boils down to perceived masculinity.

So yes, the more attractive you are, the more likely you’re perceived to cheat on your partner.

But there’s one pretty interesting insight.

“Surprisingly, even though more attractive men were rated as more unfaithful, they were less likely to engage in actual mate poaching,” the study said.

To that end, despite the results, one of the scientists has cautioned against jumping to conclusions on the first date.

“If we are to rely solely on our first impressions to detect cheaters/poachers, then we will make substantial errors,” Dr Foo told Agence France-Presse. “Our results must not be taken to mean that first impressions can be used in any everyday situations.”

And so… now what?

Well, for starters, it seems that to a certain extent, we can indeed trust our instincts when it comes to spotting a cheater/a poacher.

And for seconds, well…

Maybe that cute, quiet girl you see every day isn’t quite so innocent after all.

#justsaying