A marriage that’s big on loyalty will likely survive most storms.
It goes without saying that loyalty is a very crucial part of every healthy and successful marriage.
This goes hand in hand with trust, without which any relationship will fizzle out and die a natural death.
Once trust is broken, it’s more like the very essence holding a couple together has been tampered with.
We all know that cheating is one way to break the trust in a relationship.
In this article, we’ll be discussing the things loyal husbands do that cheaters don’t.
The big question is, ‘What do loyal husbands do differently from cheaters?’
Let’s take a look at some of the ways loyal husbands treat their wives differently from the cheating ones.
8 Things Loyal Husbands Do That Cheaters Don’t
1. He makes his wife a priority
The wife of a loyal husband always tops the list of priorities for him.
There’s no doubting the fact that men usually have a lot on their plates.
He’s dealing with work, business, projects, friends and associates, extended family members, his wife and children who are his immediate family, and other things and people who need his attention.
Despite his busy schedule, he always makes his wife his top priority and shows her that.
For instance, at the end of the work day and away from his numerous business meetings, a loyal husband will want to go home to his wife and ease off the day’s stress with her.
If she’s involved in an emergency, he’ll leave everything else to be by her side.
If he’s unable to get to her on time, he’ll delegate trusted people to stand in for him and go to be with her the moment he can.
It’ll always be evident to all and sundry that his wife is the light of his life, and he doesn’t joke with her.
This is as opposed to a cheating husband who will likely put everything else, including his affair partner(s), before his wife because he probably doesn’t love or value her anymore.
2. He respects his wife
Respect is a crucial part of every relationship.
Loyalty comes with respect.
So, it’s safe to say that a husband who is loyal to his wife will automatically respect her.
His respect for her will make him not think of hurting her intentionally.
A cheating husband has no business talking about respect because he has none for his wife.
His cheating ways are louder than words already that we need no more proof of the constant disrespect he dishes to his wife.
3. He spends quality time with his wife
One of the things loyal husbands do that cheaters don’t is spending quality time with their wife.
Loyalty in marriage breeds love and the longing to spend every free moment with one’s spouse.
It’s absolutely normal for a loyal husband to rush home at the close of work every day because he misses his wife.
This is because he places so much value on the time he spends with his wife and doesn’t joke with it.
While with her, he gives her his undivided attention because every moment he spends with her is special to him.
Cheating husbands left the group chat.
Lol.
Those ones are hardly ever present for their wives.
They’re constantly crawling around town with their affair partners.
It can also be that they spend their time going from one meeting with an affair partner to the other.
Even if his wife craves his company and makes plans, he might come and be acting aloof, or worse still, not show up at all.
4. He includes his wife in decision making
A husband whose loyalty lies with his wife and their marriage will not hesitate to always include his wife’s opinion in every decision he makes.
It’s something he’ll naturally love to do because he sees her as his other half.
Consequently, he believes that whatever affects him also affects her, and so she’ll have only his best interests at heart.
He holds her opinions in high esteem and always shows her that they matter very much to him.
This is as opposed to a cheat whose wife is mostly in the dark over the decisions he makes.
He treats their relationship with kid gloves and doesn’t carry her along in what’s happening in his life.
5. He keeps his marital issues private
One of the things loyal husbands do that cheaters don’t is keeping their marital issues private.
He is well aware of the fact that marriage is made up of two individuals, and they’re meant to keep any issues that arise in the marriage between them.
Instead of going around broadcasting his marriage business to every Tom, Dick and Harry, he’ll choose to keep it between himself and his wife.
They’ll both work together as a team to find ways to fix whatever issues they’re having because they have each other’s backs.
The same cannot be said for a cheating man who wouldn’t mind bringing up the issues he has with his wife whenever he’s with his affair partner(s) just to score cheap points.
6. He communicates effectively with his wife
Effective communication is one of the things that keep a loyal husband accountable to his wife and vice versa.
The fact that they’re free with each other and are able to share their thoughts and feelings without fear of being judged is highly commendable.
It makes them to be honest with each other at every point, which eliminates the chances of infidelity sneaking into the marriage.
The same cannot be said about a cheating husband.
He’s not open to communicating with his wife, and she only knows what he wants her to know (which is no information at all, in my opinion).
The marriage is like a battleground.
They live more like flatmates and speak less and less to each other.
7. He keeps female associations strictly professional
One of the things that loyal husbands do that cheaters don’t is keeping female associations strictly professional.
No one is an island.
Therefore, it’s expected that everyone will have to associate and interact with people of different ages and genders at one point or another.
A man who is loyal to his wife will keep his association with other women strictly professional.
He won’t get too comfortable with these women to the extent of crossing any boundaries or flirting with them because he values and respects his wife and what they both share.
On the flip side, a cheat will throw caution to the wind, flirt, and even get into an affair with any woman who is interested in him.
He has no regard for himself, his wife, or his marriage.
8. He defends his wife
A loyal husband stands up for his wife whenever she’s being bullied or portrayed in a negative light.
It doesn’t matter if it’s his family, friends, colleagues, or even random strangers who are making such arguments.
He’ll take her side, defend her to the very last, and still correct the negative notion those people have about her.
I doubt that we can say the same about a cheat.
He’ll likely sit and watch his wife be torn apart and her character assassinated without saying anything in her defense.