No matter what the motivation for cheating as an addictive behavior, the prospects for change are good. But it is vitally important that the cheater as well as the spouse understand that the problem is not really about sex. ... But these behaviors will also continue to fade away over the years.

Can chronic cheaters change?

Chronic cheaters aren't a lost cause.

That said, it's important to understand that you can't change a chronic cheater. They have to choose to change and do the inner work themselves. Love can do a lot of things, but there is no amount of outer love that can prevent a habitual cheater from cheating again.

Do philanderers ever change?

CAN A PHILANDERER CHANGE? The philanderer will find monogamy difficult. If he really wants to change, and this will be difficult, then he has to believe that the affairs are hurting him. Recovery means much more than just stopping the sex/cheating.