5 reasons men cheat according to Beyonce

1. They have low self-esteem

“Ten times out of nine, I know you’re lying. but nine times outta ten, I know you’re trying. So I’m trying to be fair. And you’re trying to be there and to care. And you’re caught up in your permanent emotions.” – Beyonce, Love Drought

A mountain can only be moved if both parties in a relationship have the courage to move it. The absolute No. 1 reason men cheat: they lack courage. Beyonce makes the point that although a man can try to be a good partner in a relationship, if he lacks his own self-esteem and is caught up in his own emotions, cheating can happen.

Cheating on the surface may boost a man’s confidence only to later on put him in a deeper hole than he was before. It’s the perfect bait and switch situation – a false reality that men without self-love so often fall for.

If you don’t have self-love, how can you ever expect to properly love someone else? And no, I am not talking about the overly confident, arrogant, type of love. I’m talking about the type of love that says “I respect myself enough to respect those around me” or “I appreciate myself enough to appreciate those around me.” As Beyonce put it, “when you lie to me, you lie to yourself” but “when you love me, you love yourself.”

To all the men out there, love yourself so you can love a woman too.