It’s a theory former White House Press Secretary Dana Perino floated last week, that men are prone to cheating and women aren’t, so we should elect more women to office.

I disagree with Dana.

While I can think of many reasons why more women should be elected to office, a reluctance to
cheat isn’t one of them. I’ve read plenty of studies that show women are as just as likely to fall prey to extramarital temptation as men, especially since we started making our own money.

But forget studies. Here are some real life examples: I learned from a friend yesterday that her good friend, a woman, recently left her marriage because monogamy just doesn’t agree with her. A male acquaintance filed for divorce after coming home to find his wife in bed with another man. A good male friend broke off a 15-year relationship after he found out his girlfriend had been chronically unfaithful (he was faithful and has since married a woman who shares his commitment to fidelity). Two other friends, a married couple, had their world rocked when they learned that close friends were divorcing because the wife had been cheating.

So, while the media continually depict woman as victims of infidelity, men get hurt, too. Which makes me wonder: Why are we depicted as victims?

I should probably clarify that I don’t think infidelity is okay, whether it’s committed by a man or a woman. If it’s beyond you to be faithful, stay single. Single is good.

And I’m thrilled that Jenny Sanford, the most recent “victim” of a philandering elected official, bucked tradition and refused the hold her husband’s hand during a press conference in which he apologized for his affair with an Argentinian woman.