Why In John Steinbeck's Why People Cheating?

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There are many reason why people get into a relation one of the biggest reason is that they want to get to know the other person and get into a commitment that is based on love and they seek to be happy with their significant other. Why do people cheat? If someone wants to get into a relationship to get a better understanding of the other person. There are many reasons why a person might cheat one of the biggest reasons are infidelity, lack of communication or there could even be issues that are going on in the house. In the reading “Why do we cheat” it tells the story of many of those who have cheated and goes into the depth of explaining why they cheated on their significant other.

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