I’m married but have slept with 8 women behind wife’s back – most men do it but some are better at hiding it than others

SOCIAL media manager Marvin Walters* admits having multiple affairs, and here he tells Kirsten Jones why blokes stray . . . 

“The fact of the matter is, most men cheat.

It’s just that some are better at hiding it than others.

My marriage went south a few years back for a number of complicated reasons.

But cheating – via – gave me the opportunity to meet like-minded women and I was able to satisfy my needs that had been denied for some time.

I’ve slept with eight women while married to my wife.

My excuse? I needed romance, intimacy and passion in my life.

That was my choice, and my fault.

My wife doesn’t know I have multiple affairs.

I only ever meet up with women when I’m travelling.

I have too much respect for her to hook up with a local lady.

The risk of getting caught is way too high and the upset just isn’t worth it.

I don’t want to humiliate or embarrass my wife – I just want a connection with someone else, away from prying eyes.

Why do I have affairs?

Because I’m searching for something I don’t have.

I’m probably one of the many dumb guys who will eventually realise they had it all at home.

But it’s too late for that now.

The truth is, for a lot of men, cheating often becomes more than just transactional sex.

‘TWO TO TANGO’

It can be a meeting of minds as well as bodies.

Lying in bed holding someone in your arms who genuinely wants to be there, and nowhere else, creates a wonderful connection and a feeling like no other.

Yes, it was bittersweet in that, for me, this feeling wasn’t with my wife and yes, that will be a burden I will carry with me for a long time, but it was a price worth paying.

I’ve always wanted more from an affair than just stripping off in a hotel room

I’ve always wanted more from an affair than just stripping off in a hotel room.

I want a romantic connection, an emotional commitment for the time I’m with them.

And let’s not forget, for a guy to cheat, he has to have someone to cheat with.

Every adulterous man has to have a willing “partner in crime”.

It takes two to tango.

I’ve never slept with anyone who hasn’t freely wanted to be there – it’s not all the man’s fault.”

• Name has been changed