Nigeria, Oct. 9 -- As a child, one of the most fascinating gist among the masculine circle was the unshakable perception that it is the female gender that craves intimacy more than men. In fact, they would say with certainty that women cannot stay for days without it.

This is more than just groupthink or a passing myth. It lays the foundation for which men tend to suspect and believe that women have a far greater tendency to cheat in a relationship, even though visible reality suggests otherwise.

This anxiety that women are incapable of staying for days without craving intimacy becomes the premise for judgment, especially if a woman does not live in the same town with her husband, if he only returns on weekends or stays longer elsewher...