Is it right to cheat if you get cheated on?

Anonymous
If some of you are saying it’s ‘just sex,’ what are your thoughts to a husband who used craigslist for casual sex and never had any attachment to the women?
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:If some of you are saying it’s ‘just sex,’ what are your thoughts to a husband who used craigslist for casual sex and never had any attachment to the women?


I would think he is dumber thanks box of rocks for picking up trash on Craigslist and promptly get tested
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:The question is, do you have individual integrity and values apart from the actions of others? Or is it only predicated on the good behavior of others?

My spouse cheated so I get it. But, in my personal view, I made a commitment, I said the vows, I have a set of values that would mean I never, ever cheat. The actions of DH do not undermine those values.


But your actions are impacted by others, you aren’t in a vacuum. You can say you have integrity values etc, but what if someone does something unethical at work? You have to make a decision to say nothing and continue to work there, say nothing and leave, say something and risk whatever sh#tstorm comes your way, try to report it anonymously etc. The good behavior of others would have avoided this predicament but once there you have to deal. You can have 4 people say they would not engage in x behavior themselves and all 4 choose a different path when someone they know engages in that behavior.

I remember asking one of my close friends why would someone respond to a cheating situation a certain way and she said, understand whatever the response, they are getting something out of it. It may not be the same choice I would make but we have different back stories and different things we prioritize.
Anonymous
Totally! The cheater broke a moral contract so you're no longer bound by it either...
Anonymous
My ex-wife suggested that to me when I found out she'd been cheating. That suggestion was the nail in the coffin for me.
Anonymous
No. If my wife cheated on me, not saying the marriage would definitely end, but I have only had sex in committed situations so the thought of looking for something to get even is outside of how I operate.
Anonymous
Is it right? No.
Is it understandable? Yes.
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