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Just saw a very disturbing headline on the cover of Maxim magazine...
Dating / 2:28 PM - Wednesday March 03, 2010

Just saw a very disturbing headline on the cover of Maxim magazine...

It said... How to cheat without your girlfriend finding out. This just makes me so angry. You would never see something like this in any womens magazine. Do these men not have any kind of conscious at all? Please tell me your thoughts. And I would appreciate serious answers on this one. Thanks.

- Asked by suekiss49, A Married Girl, Female, 29-35, Detroit, Who Cares?

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Maxim is not a men's magazine, it is a boy's magazine. I don't know a single man that takes that publication seriously It is marketed towards and written for high school and college males not men.

- Response by mgnpi, A Guy Critical, Male, 29-35, Miami, Executive

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There are plenty of women's mags that do this. I will go back to my house and dig up the one's that my brother's ex left when they were living with me. They not only talked about cheating but also talked about guilting a guy into marriage and giving a woman what she wants. The fact that you wantto deny this proves one of two things you don't want to admit women are just as bad as men or you don't live in reality and realize their is stuff like this out there for both sexes.

- Response by juandontbeg, A Career Man, Male, 29-35, Charlotte, Self-Employed

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Wait...did you say that was in Maxim? I think I have a copy somewhere...how did I MISS that...

- Response by whatdat, A Life of the Party, Male, 22-25, Denver

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that's typical, go to ask men.com you'll see the same things.

- Response by beanielou, A Thinker, Female, 29-35, Halifax, Who Cares?

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I read that article. It wasn't mundane at all and was very detailed on how to cheat on your partner and not get caught.

Personally I was pretty pissed off myself when I read it. Thinking that men don't already have enough excuses they get even more from a magazine.

Then it had me thinking, is it suppose to be like this, we as woman just haven't figured it out yet, all men cheat and we are delusional to think there are some that don't.

- Response by curious_cat67, A Trendsetter, Female, 36-45

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Um, yes you do see similar things in women's magazines...... Truth is magazines target their material to get their readers attention and to pander to the reader's interests. The bias is that men's magazines tend to aim at men's freedom whereas women's magazines seem to aim at ensnarement of men. Or that is what I've noticed as driving themes.

- Response by canajun, A Mr. Nice Guy, Male, 46-55, Vancouver, Self-Employed

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Pisses me off too, men have it hard enough that are the honest type, than to have this put out on the market. Now us ones that are really trying to do the right thing,, don't even have a chance. All the women are looking at us as cheats too. :(

- Response by loseing, A Guy Critical, Male, Who Cares?, Who Cares?

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That is some craziness for sure. But to some extent I see it as no different as some of the stories I have seen in Cosmo about women talking about why they slept with their married bosses or how they stole a boyfriend away from another woman rather they were a friend or not. I know a article about how to cheat is sort of different than women just relaying and sharing stories of their own philandering choices. But really I see it as no different. I mean both versions of cheating is still getting glamourized by both sexes in one way or the other. And I guess cause of the fact that sense cheating is such a prevailing thing these days, magazines think it is sort of ok to talk about it like it is any other topic you discuss with your friends. Kind of sad but true.

- Response by CursedRomantic, A Thinker, Female, 22-25, Columbus, Student

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yes the magazine is distubing.... but i mean if a guy wants to cheat he is gonna cheat. if he wants advice on how to cheat without getting caught he will look up information on the internet or ask other for advice etc.

there are guys who will always cheat and there are guy who will never cheat, you just have to find the right one and treat him well :)

- Response by A Thinker, Female, 18-21, Toronto

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Thats just plain wrong and many dog like man will take it as one more reason why cheating is OK lots of magazines make money on printing trash Maxim is one of them it seems ...

- Response by shygirl1979, A Sweet Sarah, Female, 26-28, Medical / Dental

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Have you ever noticed that magazines like Maxim, Mens Health etc. never have articles longer than one page and mostly are only a few paragraphs. That should be a clue as to who they are targeting...short attention span young guys who will buy into whatever shit they are trying to pass off as "current".

- Response by hnimsoc, A Creative, Male, 56-65, Edmonton, Retired

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That is SO FUNNY.

To think that "cheating" can even occur in a 'relationship' short of marriage.

How can you cheat if you don't have any exclusive commitment?

I'm a one woman at a time man, myself, but I get sick and tired of all these people who "date" and then want to make claims upon the person they are dating, as if they were married or even engaged.

Until there is a ring on the finger, there is NO CLAIM by one upon the other. The sooner either partner realizes this, the happier will be all involved.



- Response by tooluser, A Career Man, Male, 29-35

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Indeed it is in poor taste. Also, it also serves to tar all men with the same brush by implying that many men condone cheating.

- Response by gilpill, An Intellectual Guy, Male, 46-55, Chicago, Internet / New Media

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LOL. I've seen dozens of such cover stories on the front pages of women's magazines that are displayed at grocery checkout lines. I've seen them so often that I assume its a very regular theme.



- Response by greenwind, An Intellectual Guy, Male, 56-65, Seattle, Construction

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I would have imagined that chick dangling from his d!ck would be a important giveaway.

No worries - I'm a one woman man.

- Response by lom2009, A Guy Critical, Male, 46-55

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on please...there's a website called a descrete affiar or something like that in which men and women BOTH get together to cheat.

- Response by newnumbersguy32, A Mr. Nice Guy, Male, 36-45, Financial / Banking

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Actually, I've never seen it in a women's magazine over here, but I've seen it in French women's magazines.

- Response by tabbycat1, An Alternative Girl, Female, 26-28, London, Internet / New Media

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Don't you think the article is kind of counterproductive...I mean after all...did you buy it and read it so you are now clued in to what to look for??????? I'm going to go out and give it a read so I can see if there is anything new in there I don't already know...and if there is by sundown tomorrow it'll be all over the web.....lol. It's time to splurge and buy all your gf's a gift!....that copy of that rag.

- Response by joybird, A Hippie Chick, Female, 46-55, Rochester, Who Cares?

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This is just to get me to buy the darn magazine lol they will probably get crappy tips like using the worst pickup lines

- Response by cristyquartz, A Creative, Female, 18-21, Student

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Most magazines are trash nowadays anyway.

- Response by seductivepisces9, A Thinker, Female, 29-35, Cleveland, Self-Employed

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Uh I think it's probably one of those things that's just sposed to grab your attention. Television and media is just chock full of stories intended just to shock and grab your attention. That's why I stay away from most media =)

- Response by sweetmama247, A Sweet Sarah, Female, 26-28, Buffalo, Home Maker

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I one time read an article in Cosmo entitled "How to get even with your cheating boyfriend." And it suggested sleeping with his best friend. So I'm not sure I agree that the women's magazines are so much classier.

Also, what you don't realize is that most men read these types of articles for entertainment value, not so much to actually figure out how to cheat and get away with it.

- Response by lmarks, A Life of the Party, Male, 26-28, Los Angeles, Who Cares?

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First of all, Maxim is a bullshit magazine. I don't know any guy over 25 who even bothers to read it.

Second, I see alot of the same stuff in women's magazines. It's worded differently, but it's ultimately the same thing: How to manipulate and deceive in order to get something you want. Men's magazines, like men, tend to be more direct about it. While women's magazines, like women, tend to be a little more subtle and tactful, but it's all the same bullshit...

- Response by rokitman, A Creative, Male, 29-35, Political / Government

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Did you read the article? I bet it was about something really mundane...

- Response by sweetness04, A Thinker, Female, 22-25, Student

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do you remember which issue it is? i wonder if it's the most recent. I've been reading runner's world lately.


- Response by kungfudewd, A Hip Hop Guy, Male, 29-35, Financial / Banking

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