Do Scorpio Men Cheat More Than Others?

Perhaps you’ve wondered how to tell when a Scorpio man is lying. This is a fair question. As the sign of mystery and secrecy, he can be prone to cheating.

Even if you think you know how to confront a cheating Scorpio man, he will evade you at every turn. He also knows how to divert attention away from him.

He may turn the entire conversation around and make you doubt yourself or question your instincts. If you see signs a Scorpio man is playing you, take this seriously.

Scorpios Can be Tempted to Cheat

You need to know how to deal with a Scorpio man in order to know how to respond if you think he’s cheating. Why is this important? Because for all their amazing traits, Scorpios have a dark side.

Not all Scorpio men will cheat, but a variety of factors make Scorpio men more likely to cheat than other guys. What makes Scorpio men tempted to cheat? A number of aspects of their personality, it turns out.

They have strong instincts toward passion and sexuality. They can become obsessive. Scorpio men are also deep, brooding and secretive. They can have an entire secret life.

Scorpio men are also gifted for intuiting what others are feeling. He knows how to figure out what you’re thinking and can use this ability to distract you or appease you so you don’t think twice about what he’s up to.

Scorpio men love to get attention from others, especially sexual attention. He has a strong sex drive, can be passive-aggressive and can string along many women at once to feed his ego. He can manipulate others easily.

In fact, a Scorpio man has all the right traits to enable him to manipulate his own thinking. He can convince himself that he’s justified in breaking the commitment in the relationship. He can find a loophole in your relationship.

He’ll pretend he didn’t realize you expected him to be exclusive. He’ll act like he thought you were on a break or that you were mad at him. He’ll even try to turn things around on you.

He can have an iron will when he wants to. But when it comes to temptation, Scorpio men can waver. Their greatest faults can be their tendency to give in to temptation.

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He’s Hedonistic

Are all these cautions still relevant for a Scorpio man in love? Unfortunately, even when a Scorpio man loves you, he still has a hedonistic side. He may be more inclined to take monogamy seriously when he’s in love, but there is no guarantee.

Will a Scorpio man leave his girlfriend for you if you are the “other woman” in the relationship? If he says he loves you but is stuck with her, remember that no one forces a Scorpio man to do anything he doesn’t want to do.

A Scorpio man lashes out at the woman he loves, at times. He may react to being upset by seeking comfort and attention in a relationship with someone else. Even when he is happy with you, he may give in to his hedonistic side.

He wants to enjoy pleasure and sometimes underestimates the cost. He may also start with flirtation, thinking his behavior is harmless. Yet this can escalate out of control because of his hedonistic side.

If you’ve been on a break, you’ll know when a Scorpio man wants you back. Even if he’s moved on with someone new, he may come back around and begin flirting with you or even sexting you.

A Scorpio man may go back and forth between several love interests as if he is trying to make up his mind. This can cause him to cheat on both you and his ex, alternately. He has low impulse control when it comes to sexuality and pleasure seeking.

He Can Become Bored with Monogamy

Even if you go out of your way to make him happy and tell him all the things you think a Scorpio man wants to hear, he may still stray. Scorpio men become bored easily.

It can be hard not to take this personally, but understand this is part of his personality. It is a pattern Scorpio men fall into frequently. He becomes bored with monogamy, not necessarily with you as a person.

He may love you but have a difficult time with the notion that he’s going to have just one sexual partner for the rest of his life. Scorpio men have vast fantasies about sexuality. If you’re going to keep his attention, you’ve got to be versatile.

You may need to make sure the routines and intimate encounters are adventurous and dynamic. Scorpio men are tempted by the notion that other experiences are more pleasurable.

He sees intimacy much like an athlete views exercise. To a Scorpio man, sex offers pleasure and connection but it also offers a chance to explore and experiment. He is able to push himself to new levels of pleasure.

He fears he won’t be able to experience these heightened levels of excitement in just one relationship. Even when his intentions are good, a Scorpio man will have to overcome his strong temptation to cheat.

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He Cheats to Sabotage

Sometimes a Scorpio man falters because he succumbs to temptation. Sometimes he strays from a relationship intentionally. Scorpio men are known to sabotage relationships.

Even when he is in love with you, a Scorpio man will frequently look for an escape from the relationship. He doesn’t want to be consumed by the relationship, but its in his nature to become completely lost in the relationship.

He will look for ways to re-assert his independence. One of the ways he does this, unfortunately, is through self-sabotage. A Scorpio man will throw away all the progress he’s made in a relationship in order to maintain control.

Cheating can be his way of reminding himself that he has control, getting back at you or ruining his own chances of success. Self-sabotage, in every area of his life, is part of the challenges a Scorpio man has to deal with.

When he’s worked through his instinct to sabotage, he can remain faithful and become successful. Yet he needs to do a lot of inner work in order to accomplish this.

If you suddenly see signs a Scorpio man is not interested in you, or less interested in sex, it’s a red flag. He may lose interest in sex altogether. This usually means he’s either close to breaking up with you or looking elsewhere for fulfillment.

When he seems disinterested suddenly, a Scorpio man is trying to give you a hint that he needs space or is unhappy in the relationship. Be on the lookout for other signs he may be cheating.

While you’re watching him like a hawk, don’t make it obvious. This will further push him away. Be discreet and subtle as you keep tabs to further discern if he is acting suspiciously.

He Can be Devoted or Unfaithful

Not all Scorpio men cheat and some Scorpio men learn to overcome a pattern of cheating as they grow and mature. It seems that Scorpio men have two tendencies.

They are either prone to cheating and not taking monogamy seriously, or they are the most devoted people you’ll ever meet. In typical Scorpio style, there are no shades of grey and everything is black or white.

Scorpio men can become devoted and loyal. This is an extension of their obsessive nature. They can be so devoted and focused on you that they don’t even see anyone else.

At the same time, Scorpio men can also be prone to cheating. Their instinct to cheat can be part of their subconscious attempt to undermine the relationship. Sometimes, though, the attempt to sabotage is completely intentional.

Scorpio men have a difficult time accepting peace and stability. Unless he’s done substantial work on himself, he may follow a pattern of falling in love, becoming obsessed, and then destroying the relationship he worked to build.

How do you know if your Scorpio man is committed or a cheater? Sadly, sometimes you don’t know until it’s too late. Some red flags to look for can give you clues from his track record.

If he has a long history of shaky, dramatic and rocky relationships and is the victim in every story, telling tales of all the exes who have wronged him, you can rest assured he is not taking responsibility for something.

Maybe infidelity was not to blame, but a mature Scorpio man will acknowledge his role in the breakup. If he doesn’t, he may be covering something. Scorpios are known to project onto other people.

Scorpio men love to use this tactic. They will make others feel responsible for their own mistakes. Scorpio men do this to keep the attention off of themselves. This is often a decoy they use when cheating.