If a man is in a relationship, there are higher chances that he will be like a "magnet" for many women around him. 

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In an interview conducted by Dr. Valerir Golden of the Psychologies Today magazine, many women prefer men who are already in relationships for a number of reasons namely:

1. They feel the man is responsible.

It is true that marriage is one of the biggest responsibilities that human beings have to shoulder. Therefore, some women especially those who wish to settle down will look up to such kind of a man because they think he will be able to help them out in marriage.

2. There is a sense of security

A man who has successfully maintained a family is reliable and therefore, some women will look up to him for protection from life uncertainties and insecurities. They also believe that he has the necessary experience to go through married life together.

3. Sometimes it is cheating nature

Some women just get attracted to married men for their own reasons such as lust. They want to experience other pleasures of the man. Some are out just as "gold diggers" looking for money and when they have milked the man dry, they will run away and look for someone else.

4. To seek independence

Golden narrates that some women get hooked to married men so that they can also do whatever they like. This is because a married man will not be keen to ask of her whereabouts, who she meets and when she gets out. They just do it in order to get their freedom, they are never serious.