Third-Party Perceptions of Infidelity Changed Based on Gender of the Cheater and Type of Infidelity: Using Same-Sex Couple Vignettes

This study explored gender differences in third-party perceptions of same-sex infidelity using a series of gender-varied vignettes describing ‘cheating’ in a romantic relationship. Gender differences in response to the vignettes were observed, with women cheaters overall judged more harshly, and women participants responding to the stories with more aggression.