Do you agree with Chris Rock's joke that "a man is only as faithful as his options?"?

I think that is a big truth for lots of men, maybe even most. I feel sure that some men are completely faithful though. I hope that I never see proof that I’m wrong about that.

Only in employment. Fair weather employees.

Agree and disagree. Depends on the guy, just like anything else.

I’m sure it was a funny joke though. I prefer Dave Chapelle, but Chris Rock is pretty good.

I don’t believe that all men will cheat just because he is surrounded by beautiful women and they are also desirable. Men with morals and integrity choose to remain true to their spouse until death separates them. They believe in a secure relationship with someone they love and will always strive to be committed to it.
If you truly love someone and you want to be with them then you aren’t going to cheat or leave for a better catch.

I have never cheated on a partner. Now, what counts as cheating depends on the type of relationship one is in. I’ve been in monogamous and non-monogamous relationships, but I’ve never once strayed outside the rules established for any of them. This is despite various opportunities that have presented themselves over the years, many of which would have been easy to get away with. In fact, I’ve only been tempted to break the rules twice in my life (once when I was 17, once when I was 26). Even in those cases, though, I never did anything to further a possible affair. I just got over it in private and moved on.

TL;DR: Faithful despite numerous options. Funny joke, though.

I don’t think jokes are something to agree or disagree with – it sounds like a pretty tired one to me, anyway. If you’re monogamous and think that makes sense, then you shouldn’t be weighing other options.

No more true or false for men than it is for women. Each will employ a partially circumstantial sexual/reproductive strategy. A wealthy man might cheat or have multiple partners because he can afford it, and a poor man might think his best shot is to pour all his time and effort into a single woman and maybe even a single child. A woman might select a partner who will be good with children, and accept genetic material from a man who is terrible with children but will help her make good ones.

As far as biology is concerned, each is a valid reproductive strategy.

No, a man is faithful due to his moral code, either you’re a cheating bastard, or you’re not.

Or as Oscar Wilde put it; ‘I can resist everything except temptation’.

True for some men (and women). Definitely true for Chris Rock.

Commitment means that as far as you’re concerned, there are no other options. Whatever choosing there was to do has already been done.

A man is only as faithful as the relative sexiness of his dog compared to his wife.

@ragingloli I think I’m in trouble. Our pup is pretty damn irresistible. And she does like to give him slow romantic kisses with eye contact. Uh oh…

Personally speaking, I simply adore a nice warm pussy resting on my face lap.

Now I have to fear my dog and my cat? Damn!

Shit, we’re way off topic now, think of something quick!!
Erm, my dawg is my faithful companion.

I think it is 100% true, for every single man on earth, but… only superficially.

It is hard to explain.

To me, it is kind of like this: I have a girlfriend, I love her lots, and I don’t cheat on her. I never would cheat on her. However, from time to time, I get offers from other girls, such as the embarrassing events at the supermarket yesterday when I was out shopping with my mother, when the desperate checkout girl practically shouted “I’ll let you do me” at me.

When I get offers from other girls, I always turn them down. However, I could sooo sooo totally cheat if I wanted to, and I would not feel even the slightest bit of guilt.

The fact that I turn the girls down, does not mean I am not a cheat. The fact that I have not cheated, and never will cheat, does not mean I am not a cheat.

In my mind, I am a still a cheat. Even if I live my entire life and never cheat on my girl, I will still die a cheat.

I know it does not make sense the way I am explaining it, but it is kind of similar to the bible scriptures about adultery, where “he who looks at a woman with lust has committed adultery in his heart.”

See… When a hot girl makes an offer to me, I like it. In my mind, I agree to cheat and have sex with her, in my mind, I enjoy it, and in my mind, I feel no guilt for it, I enjoy the lust of it, and the power I feel from such offers. The fact that I say no, and walk away, does not really count for much.

When another woman offers me sex, and I turn her down and walk away and go back home to my girlfriend, I don’t turn her down because I don’t like her. I don’t turn her down because I think I will get caught, I don’t turn her down because I would feel guilty, and I don’t turn her down because I am faithful. I simply turn them down and walk away, because of no reason, I just do.

For example, I am heterosexual, I like women, and nothing could make me like men. However, if I ever did suck off another man, even though the act is gay, I would still be heterosexual, I would still like girls, and It would not make me gay.

In a very similar way, I am a man, I like to have sex with as many women as possible. However, just because I walk away and turn other girls down, does not make me faithful. Sure, the act may be faithful, but I am still a man, and I would still enjoy cheating if i did cheat.

Not sure if that makes much sense.

Some people are, and some aren’t.