C475 Little emperor
To put it bluntly, women were often more realistic than men.
If a woman doesn't really love a man, she has to do whatever it takes to get him, unless the man's value is so high that a woman can throw caution to the wind.
This was ancient times.
If a man and woman were to have an affair, regardless of who was in the right or wrong, losing a woman's reputation would be a disaster