Is it ever ok to cheat...

United States
February 20, 2008 11:14pm CST
on your spouse? Do you really love your spouse if you cheat?
5 responses
• United States
21 Feb 08
No, it isn't ok to cheat, whether it is emotionally or physically, it is never ok. If you don't want to be with your spouse or your significant other, let them on so they can move on to be with someone else who loves them and won't hurt them. I don't understand what drives people to cheat. I would hope that if I ever felt the need to cheat on my husband (I won't) that I could be mature enough to tell him my feelings had changed and I hope he would do the same to me. There is no need to hurt someone like that when there is an easy solution....LEAVE them. I'm not one to tell someone to jump to divorce but there is never a reason to hurt someone for a stupid reason like that. Some people have open marriages, I guess if both people agree, then whatever floats your boat. I'm not going to jump all over their lifestyle but if both people don't agree then it is definitely not all right. If you can't be monogamous then don't get married.
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@Taskr36 (13963)
• United States
21 Feb 08
No and no. I don't think there's much more to it than that.
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@jolope (987)
• Philippines
21 Feb 08
interesting..^_^ cheating in itself is something bad..i know we all know that..so i say its never good to cheat on something and most especially someone.. cheating is fooling somebody and yourself as well.. just think of the consequences you'll experience.. you will lose that trust that you both built for a long time..you wont have the same attitude towards each other..a life full of doubt and bitterness would be up and coming for sure.. and that would be hell for both of you.. marriage is supposed to be heaven with every waking hour.. dont cheat..just break up if you're tired of the relationship..
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@supeemom (121)
• United States
21 Feb 08
It is NEVER ok to cheat on your spouse, NEVER. Monogamy is part of the marriage packaged deal. However, and I'm not a therapist, so this is just my opinion, I don't think that cheating always has to do with love, or lack of love for your spouse. I think that many times it is a result of an unfulfilled emotional need on the part of the cheater. This may be an issue that is steming from the marriage relationship, but it could also stem from issues in ones past.
• Philippines
21 Feb 08
never. cheating on your spouse is like violating all the rules of love and the promised you both made to each other.