Love Honey Australia's dating expert, Tracey Cox, has revealed top 8 reasons why men and women cheat after new year. [Photo/ pinterest.com]With the amount of stress that inevitably comes from extended periods of time spent with family over the holidays, many men and women stray from their marriages in the new year.This year isn't an exception. But why would partners want to stray from their marriages? Love Honey Australia's dating expert, Tracey Cox, has told the Daily Mail the top 8 reasons why men and women cheat. First, to revive sex life. Cox says that this affair is not about being madly besotted with someone else, but it's done as a last bid attempt to wake up their partner sexually and romantically"The spouse finds out, they're upset, devastated but suddenly they appreciate their partner and sex is hot again. Most of these affairs die a natural death and some do achieve the desired result ,the marriage can actually get better," says Cox.To see if there is a better out there: This is the most common affair for females, according to Cox."They're doing it because certain emotional and sexual needs aren't being met in the marriage. They compare their new lover to their husband to see if they're missing out," she says.Third, To force you to leave: Cox describes this kind of affair as an 'exit affair'. These people take up a lover with the hope that their partner will find out about it and would be 'secretly relieved' if they did.Fourth, To 'support' the marriage:  These people are 'happy with their marriage but bored or sexually unfulfilled', according to Cox."They have no desire to leave but need the excitement an affair provides," she notes Fifth, Revenge: A lot of people will seek out an extramarital partner to get revenge on their spouse for having an affair."If this is you and if it's your only motive, you've achieved your aim," Cox said.Sixth, To avoid facing the truth: These people 'know they should either leave or face their problems but instead they have a fling to distract themselves'."If this is you, make a choice to leave or stay and work at it," she advises.To reward themselves: These people believe they 'deserve' an affair because they've been such a 'great' spouse or parent."Lots of people indulge this one by having a 'safe' one night encounter where the chances of getting found out are minimal. Trouble is, it turns into two nights, then three," Cox adds.To boost their ego: Many men or women simply want to see if they've still got 'it'."If this is you and you don't get found out and it's a relatively short affair, the confidence boost can actually renew the relationship," said Cox.

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