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Why men cheat: 'I'll have what he's having!'

Last updated on: December 21, 2010 18:44 IST

We bring you readers' best quotes of the week on our first topic.

Last week, we launched our 'Quotable quotes' series, where we're inviting readers to send in the funniest, wittiest one-liners they've heard or come up with.

Our first topic was Why Men Cheat.

So, as promised, here are the best responses -- and stay tuned for our next topic tomorrow!

First up, we have this gem from Filoo Sunil:

'It is difficult to understand God. First he makes a beautiful woman and then He turns her into the neighbour's wife.'

Illustrations: Uttam Ghosh

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Next we have this one from V Gowrishankar:

'Menopause is a misnomer. Men do not pause at just one woman.'

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Tanveer says:

'Men want to be cool in the HEAT of responsibility (commitment) so they add the C to HEAT and CHEAT!'

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From Chirag Sangoi:

'I'll have what he is having.'

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From Sudhir Bisht:

'Men don't cheat. They just get carried away.'

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Here's another one you'll get a kick out of, from V Gowrishankar:

'If there is a woman a man is really faithful to, it's the 'other woman'.'

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Vijay R says:

'Men cheat because if they don't, they will have to stay married forever!'

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We received this one from Ashok Narayan Iyer:

'Convictions can thwart a timid desire, not a genuine lust.'

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Pankaj Gavi kept it short and sweet:

'Men cheat in order to get a treat!'

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And finally, we got a whole bunch from Sirish Renukumar:

'Men are natural hunters. They always need new prey.'

'Men are inherently monogamous; until they get into a relationship.'

'A flirty tweet is all it takes to get a man to cheat.'

'A man would never cheat, if only his wife would cook for him to eat.'

'Cheating is a man's self-appraisal exercise.'

'A gentleman never cheats, a man never repeats.'

'Polygamy is forbidden by law. A man has to cheat.'

'Cheating is the only relationship that can give a man the thrill of an escape.'