Why do men cheat on their wives?

Almost every answer I read here talks about the same thing: ‘Men cheat on their wives because there isn't sufficient sex.’

But as an Indian woman, talking about most Indian men, somewhere I think it is disrespectful to say that men only remain faithful and satisfied in marriage when there is lots of sex. To say that sex is probably the only thing which keeps men hooked to their wives and not go looking for another woman, is somehow misandrist and same like saying that women only remain loyal to their husbands when he makes a lot of money and gives her lots of gifts, which is again hugely misogynistic.

Emotional needs of a man:

I am very surprised about why no man has written about the emotional needs of a man which often the wives fail to fulfill, or the lack of general compatibility and understanding between them. Cheating has several reasons behind itself, sex, though one of the major reason, isn't the only reason.

A man wants respect, support, appreciation and trust from his wife. I read on Quora how a man cheated on his wife with multiple women because his wife had a habit of constantly accusing him of cheating. When he was fed up of being accused and insulted without any fault, he decided to cheat on her for real.

Sex with their wives is a form of emotional intimacy too for men: Okay, let's keep the biological aspect of sex aside. Many women don't realize that by making love with their wife, men feel an emotional bonding too. That bonding is much more than just a sexual bond, much more special and bring him closer to his female counterpart.

Lack of appreciation and support from wives: A lot of men complain that their wives never appreciate whatever they do for them, always takes out faults, nags, tries to change their core identity. Such behavior sends a strong signal to a person where he/she feel unwanted by their partner. A man (and a woman) in a marriage wants to be appreciated every once in a while and supported throughout by their spouse to feel wanted and at home. When not given at home, people tend to look for it elsewhere.

Communication problems: Women are great at communication. We can talk and listen about a problem and solution for hours. More than the actual problem or solution, we like talking and listening about them. On the other hand, men don't want to talk about their problems a lot and wants to work on solutions by themselves. Such differences bring communication gap between a couple which affects their marriage more than people realize.

Not enough laughter: Still not sure why laughter is so underrated in a relationship and marriage. If two people who are supposedly in love cannot make each other laugh, that'splainly sad. A humorous wife/husband is so attractive. No one wants to return home everyday to a spouse who has a gold medal in sulking.

There can be similary a hundred more reasons which can make an Indian man cheat on his wife. Sex, I again say, can be the top most reason, but definitely not the only reason for cheating in every case.

Same way, Indian women also cheat on their husbands, and again, sex can be the most common reason, but not the only reason at all.

For a marriage to be largely happy and monogamous, both the man and woman must realize what their spouse is like, what they themselves are, and should work on plan harmoniously where both their needs can be met as much as it's possible.

Ohh and yes, cheating also happens when the husband and wife stops working like partners for life.

Apart from sexual needs, men have emotional needs too, just like women. Lets focus on them as much.

Men deserves that focus.