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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]People,of all ages but particularly the young, currently have this weird contractual view of relationships and see consent as the sole highest arbiter of whats right and wrong. Since the unmarried woman was under no contractual obligation to anyone nor to honor fidelity, she therefore did nothing wrong morally.

This is, of course, nonsense and obviously false, but consent morality is the dominant sentiment in society. “Vows” and “sexual restraint” are completely old fuddy duddy ideas gone the way of the dodo.[/quote]

You are contradicting yourself. The other woman didn't take any vows. The married man did.[/quote]
But everyone knows married people take vows and they, the other spouse, and their children should be left alone out of respect for not just the individuals  but the institution of marriage and family itself. [/quote]

You don't have much of a marriage if you're counting on total strangers to keep it together for you. It's on you and your spouse to do that.[/quote]
This is stupid. It’s a [former] social contract. No different than having the very normal expectation that your neighbors will respect your property and won’t steal your TV when you’re not home, or that a teacher won’t molest your child at school. No one needs to be beholden to an explicit contract of consent to know what’s right or wrong.[/quote]

No, that's like saying your DH has no control. If someone hits on him, he just has to go for it. That's wrong and dated. Your DH is 100% responsible for his behavior.[/quote]

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