why do people think its ok to cheat on their spouses?

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Inevitable: Jul 27, 2007; by Ralp

mookface posted:

People I hardly know are constantly telling me that they're cheating on their wives. It comes up in casual conversation often and its approached without any shame or anything and I just don't understand how so many people can think its ok. At work or at a pub or on the golf course men who are casual acquaintances speak openly about screwing other chicks on the side as if its nothing to them. I sometimes say awkwardly that I don't cheat on my wife and never have and they just nod soberly and say that's good of me or something.

Its also important to note that these same people are the ones that claim that if their wives cheated on them they'd literally murder the guy she was with.

I'm glad I'm not the only one.

Whirlwind Jones posted:

I've been married for ten years, and I've thought about other women sometimes, but nothing serious. Generally speaking, I'm pretty happy with my marriage and I wouldn't want to jeopardize it. But then I read something like this: http://www.salon.com/2011/06/12/infidelity_3/ And I start to question my understanding of "monogamy."

Seriously, 40-76% of marriages experience infidelity? That's... a lot. That's enough to say that it's just kind of what people do. And then I see SA posters talking about how they sleep with married women and I begin to wonder, is this just a normal thing? So, married goons, I have some questions for you: Have you or your partner had an affair or a one-night stand? How did it turn out? Did your partner know/did they find out? Are you still married?

People like you make me sick.