adjl posted...
I expect more wealthy CEOs are cheating than not. The broad attitude of "I'm rich enough to do whatever I want" often isn't held back by marriage vows.
ParanoidObsessive posted...
You don't even really have to be rich.
It's pretty much been a fundamental facet of human nature for most of recorded history that if someone has the ability to get away with breaking a rule, they will absolutely break that rule.
It's why I've always said that the phrase "Power Corrupts" is flawed, because it implies that it is power itself that changes someone from good to bad. When what is actually happening is "Power Frees". Power frees you from the consequences of your own actions. It frees you to be the person you've secretly been all along. It frees you to do whatever you want without fear of judgment or punishment.
It's not even the getting away with it, it's more the fact they have the option at all. The greatest deterrent to cheating is the lack of willing partners (or, technically, the greatest deterrent would actually simply be a person being in love with their spouse/mate, but for a person interested in cheating, the greatest deterrent would be the lack of a willing partner). The average married guy isn't merely held in line by fear of consequences, but instead the fact he's not going to have any luck. (Meanwhile, the average married woman can find a willing affair partner without any real problem.)
All that said, to the extent that consequences are a deterrent, a good-looking poor guy is far more likely to cheat than a good-looking rich guy since he has far less to lose. And wealth by itself quite often isn't enough to help somebody find a willing affair partner.