From what I can see, it's cultural and handed down over the generations, to both men and women.
An American friend I had here in SDQ was engaged to marry a Dominican. She made it clear from the get-go that she would not tolerate cheating. He cheated anyway and the friend broke up with him immediately.
His family, with whom she was close, did contact her... but to tell her she was being unreasonable. His mother, at one point her future suegra, said, "This is just what men do, you have to get used to it. Now get over it and take him back." (BTW, he was from a prominent family with tons of money, so this wasn't a "trap the gringa" situation.)
The guy who cheated had a sister. I'm sure the mother taught her the same thing...
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