Would you tell the most secret truth that could break a relationship, for money?

@mimpi1911 (25464)
India
February 17, 2009 5:22am CST
I was watching some reality show the other day and was surprised to realise how a truth can destroy a relationship! A woman sat on the hot seat for 500,000 dollars and had to tell the truth. (She was earlier made to go through lie detecting test.) She was asked if she had been into physical relationship when her husband was for a professional trip, She said YES. A simple truth, a YES was too fatal for her! The husband and family was shocked to death! That got me to thinking. We have many secrets, deep down inside our heart which we dare not reveal. Would we ever let those out, so much so, that it breaks a beautiful relationship of ages, for money? Does money have the last say in your life?
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@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
18 Feb 09
I have not seen this reality show, however, I know about it. I will not reveal any such secret, if at all there is any, which can effect my relationship with my better half of family on a TV show or at a public platform. Sometimes the situation is such that secrets should be burried under the carpet. It is said that truth is bitter and revealing something is not less than speaking truth, therefore, it would be better to wrap the secret under a cover, when one is sure that other than he no one knows the secret. Keeping a relationship alive and kicking is more important that earning money. Money cannot get back a broken relationship. Have a great day!
@mimpi1911 (25464)
• India
19 Feb 09
Yes. Money is important but not at the cost of relationships. How can anyone give consent to go through the polygraph! And I feel,the show producers are to blame. They are making money out of breaking relationships! How gross could it get!
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@mimpi1911 (25464)
• India
19 Feb 09
I agree. But the whole thing so inane! There are ways to make money, why do they have to make relationships bitter on national TV!
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@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
19 Feb 09
Rightly said, Producers are also to be blamed but I am wondering about the participants - they appear crazy for money and can go to any extent for the sake of money. Relationship for them takes a back seat. May be, when they receive lots of prize money, they can build up new relationships..........!!!
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@alokn99 (5717)
• India
17 Feb 09
Money certainly does not have the last say in my life. I have my own opinions on people coming on shows like this Mimpi. The first thing that would come to my mind is what people do for the sake of earning money. Sell thier souls, put thier entire family,relationships, everything at risk for the sake of this money. And the question is not whether they get the money or not at the end of it, the loss in the instance you have described is far greater than anything that money would ever buy. Will the money be able to buy back the all of the family and the relationships tht she let go in those few moments. We have our secrets, and at some point of time do reveal them to the ones we totally trust. I feel it is always better to open up and divulge then to have something discovered from other means and certainly not in public on television. It's sad though that today the world has become materialistic in so many ways, and people stoop to not only public disclosures but also do so many things for the sake of earning money. It's good to have money and the things that money can buy, but it's good, too, to check up once in a while and make sure that you haven't lost the things that money can't buy. ~George Horace Lorimer
• Philippines
17 Feb 09
it is true that there are some measures which we have to evade in order to keep a good relationship going and untainted. for this reason, there is no way at all that i will participate in a tv show like that. no matter how much they will have to offer me, i will take the risk at all. i can understand why the lady did that on tv. she was already there and she has to do it with the lie detector test on. meaning, even if she gives a different answer from the truth to cover for her wrongdoing, it will still be uncovered anyway. so, bottomline, it is better to tell the truth. in my lifetime, i have never risked participating in game shows nor in bigtime betting. honestly, i do believe that i can always find ways to earn that needed money in my old, honest, hardwork ways.
@alokn99 (5717)
• India
17 Feb 09
A lot of people in reality may think that they have led a clean life in the sense may have nothing to hide. But what shows like this and the attraction of money do are tend to expose and bring out sometimes a side of you which remains subdued. They make you even expose feelings and emotions which in a sense may be existing for some reason or the other. These need not be things you try to hide like a sin or a crime but are negative feelings or things which we do not like to talk about amongst family and loved ones.Being forced to express them or even lying about them in a show such as this can hurt the people we love. Our intentions may not have been so, but the damage gets done and it gets hard to repair. An instance may be something which you have disliked about a family member, but never expressed it for not wanting to hurt them. You do it on the show and there goes the trusting loving relationship whic took years to build. And for what money and the need to prove that you can handle the pressure of a show like this. Certainly not worth it.
@mimpi1911 (25464)
• India
18 Feb 09
You two have pretty much summed up my feeling there. Couldn't have said it better myself! Thanks. I feel that we must reach that stage in a relationship from where divulging the truth wouldn't matter or taint the bond for we have actually outdated those secrets. But for that we need to be full of integrity, conviction and belief to each other. Its certainly heart breaking to hear that your partner thinks about other woman and stuffs like that even when you kinda know it. I would rather want to hear it from him, in a most candid revelations instead of from international TV! That's offputting!
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@balasri (26537)
• India
17 Feb 09
There are 1001 ways to make money. Selling my soul would be the last thing I will do for money. Profit and loss is attributed to money. Not to our self esteem. Once lost it is lost forever.
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@mimpi1911 (25464)
• India
18 Feb 09
Yo said it best in a few words. Lost values, lost relations and lost integrity could hardly be reversed and we live the most miserable life thus.
@balasri (26537)
• India
22 Feb 09
Yeah a life not worth living.
@rmuxagirl (7548)
• United States
18 Feb 09
NO NO NO. I am always honest with my man and I would never cheat on him so I would tell the truth, there aren't any secrets that would break us up. I mean when people go on shows like that I have to wonder if the "Truth" is made up to make good reality television.
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@mimpi1911 (25464)
• India
19 Feb 09
That could be possible rmuxagirl for you never know to what extent media can go to earn TRP!! And I am sure your are honest and truthful. No wonder you are being loved by all!
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@magojordan (3252)
• Philippines
18 Feb 09
First of all I think that contest is a no-win situation. You might win lots of money but in the end you may have lost the people who were always there for you. In the case of the girl I think she would have been forgiven if it wasn't announced on live TV. For me money can never replace a good relationship but lying won't preserve it either.
@mimpi1911 (25464)
• India
19 Feb 09
I agree mago! Certainly its a no win situation. Whats the use of the money when you get the people who care!
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@mimpi1911 (25464)
• India
4 Mar 09
@ank_47 (1959)
• India
18 Feb 09
Money is either the best or the worst area of communication in our marriages." After years as a financial counselor and working with marriage counselors, I know that money and money fights are the #1 cause of divorce, not to mention the thing we fight about the most. So if you are married and have money fights, you are normal. But if this is a real problem area for you, there is also an opportunity to improve your relationship and maybe even reach agreement with your spouse. I'm not talking about agreement brought on by surrender, but rather by each person getting a vote, understanding the other's view, and finding common ground. Let's face it - if we can agree on the checkbook, there would be nothing left to fight about except who gets the remote! Men and Women are Different: When it comes to money, men tend to take more risks and don't save for emergencies. Men use money as a scorecard and can struggle with self-esteem when there are financial problems. Women tend to see money more as a security issue, so they will gravitate toward the rainy-day fund. Because of their need for security, ladies can have a level of fear - my wife, Sharon, calls it terror - when there are financial problems. Men and women are different in how they view money, and it is largely because they process problems and opportunities from different vantage points. On top of the fact that men and women are different, opposites attract. Chances are, if you're married, one of you is good at working numbers (the nerd) and the other one isn't good at working numbers (the free spirit). That isn't the real problem. The problem is when the nerd neglects the input of the free spirit or when the free spirit avoids participating in the financial dealings altogether.
@mimpi1911 (25464)
• India
19 Feb 09
Men and women are different and I somewhat agree with you about how differently both take money issues. Thanks for sharing your counseling experience.
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
18 Feb 09
I have watched similar events pan out on "The Moment of Truth" as it used to show on satellite TV here. I am constantly amazed and how much people are prepared to put themselves, their families and their partners through, just for the sake of some money! There is NO WAY I would do the same! No amount of money is worth the destruction of our family or marriage. Congratulations to the lady you mentioned. She now has 500,000 dollars and a completely ruined family dynamic. Was it even worth it??? The unfortunate side of things is that she more than likely thinks it WAS worth it and the very fact that she has half a million dollars means that all the people she hurt will stick to her like glue regardless! Pretty messed up if you ask me.
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@mimpi1911 (25464)
• India
18 Feb 09
I am talking about TRUTH OF MOMENT James! And things aren't that rosy for the lay. For she lost all her money to a LIE. So the truth of the matter is she is all alone without family and the money as well! What cold be more miserable for her! I think, she was up to revealing her family drama on television which is offputting. the relationship was already on the verge of breaking and she sealed it with a lot of money which she thought she would win! I think, we must have some amount of values and integrity in ourselves. Money isn't worth loved relationship, isn't it!
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• Philippines
17 Feb 09
no, money is not that important for me. i can always work and have my hard earned money that i need to be able to go through in life. but, if the question that i will have to deal with is something similar that you have just mentioned, i can surely do it. i don't see any reason why i must shy away from telling the truth. after all, the lie detector test will reveal that i have lied in the process. so what good would it be denying the truth then? the truth will still come out anyway, no matter how much i try to cover for it. actually, i am excellent at keeping secrets. if i promise you that your secret is safe with me, you can count on it. but, when i will have to answer a question answerable with a yes or no with the lie detector test on, i believe this is now a totally different story.
@mimpi1911 (25464)
• India
18 Feb 09
I really appreciate the courage in you! Obviously, we are a clean person and do not have to bother about what the world thinks. Great! A far as I know, when you give your consent for the show, you have to go through polygraph test where you are being asked several intimate questions and they only choose a few (21) for the show. So, no way you can deny it! and if you do, you lose the money! So, what's the use!!
@mimpi1911 (25464)
• India
2 Mar 09
I quite agree with you ninakathy. we have to hide truths sometimes for better living.
• China
28 Feb 09
I totally feel it is trth that we should share themost natural way we are.we should not lie.but sometimes we need to keep secret for others.sometimes it is not our busyness.what we have done is to do our own thing and keep others' secrets. so the lie detector maybe work for me, and i am not sure i can cover it.
@nanajanet (4436)
• United States
17 Feb 09
Never, never, never!!! First of all, I would never go on such an asinine show and anyone who does deserves what they get.
@mimpi1911 (25464)
• India
18 Feb 09
Asinine, inane, offputting! You have put it very rightly Janet!
@mimpi1911 (25464)
• India
19 Feb 09
Hahaha....I think we are stupids at the end of the day and some don't even get the money for which they damage their relationships of ages!! Guess what, they give a wrong answer! Why do they have to! That goes to show their lack of conviction and how unsure they are about themselves! They do not even know what they want and while the conscious self thinks one thing the sub conscious something other!
• Philippines
18 Feb 09
i want to save relationship so if that's happen i wont exchange any good relationship for money alone..i don't want to take the risk..i better keep my mouth silence..
@mimpi1911 (25464)
• India
18 Feb 09
I really appreciate that...
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@Nhey16 (2518)
• Philippines
18 Feb 09
Well, yeah, money has a lot of say in our lives, we really can't live without money, but for it to break our beautiful relationship with our love ones, I don't think I would choose money... I still would prefer to continue to have a good relationship than have lots of money, but with miserable relationship...
@mimpi1911 (25464)
• India
18 Feb 09
I know you Nhey so, I knew your response. Just be the way you are and never let go your values. I know you wouldn't.
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
17 Feb 09
But how do they know if she lied and said no, does that mean she can only get the money if she says yes?
@mimpi1911 (25464)
• India
18 Feb 09
In the show when yo give your consent to participate they make you go through Lie detection, polygraphic tests. They ask you several questions which includes your deepest fantasy and private things. Now they select 21 from those and make yo seat on the hot seat and ask you the same questions. If your answer is wrong you do not get the money! So its between breaking relationships in most cases and the MONEY!
@mimpi1911 (25464)
• India
19 Feb 09
Sometimes it so happens that the test detects the deepest truth even when the participant is in denial. And by telling what you feel is right you might end up with a wrong result and lose the money thus. We would like to believe that we are not proud of our looks but sub consciously we are and that denial is detected in a polygraphic test. So the game show has more than it wants us to believe.
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
18 Feb 09
Ohhh I think I wouldn't participate in this show even I could have a chance to earn big money to possibly brewak my family if I really did something wrong in this relationship. So what about if the family have same idea beforehand like the wife would have told what she is going to do so they can have the money stuff like that?
• United States
18 Feb 09
Depends really cause if the relationship is about to break up anyways and nothing will can be done about it then yes. Also it depends on the money. But if I know the relationship is genuine and they deserve to be together then I will never ever do anything to break it. Never. I am not like that.
@mimpi1911 (25464)
• India
19 Feb 09
You have a valid point there. I guess, the relationship in the case has already been on the verge of damage. Even then , I do not think its the way to sever in national TV.
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@MaryLynn321 (2680)
• United States
23 Feb 09
As they say "Money Is The Root Of All Evil". For some I believe that is true. I have nothing to hide. Nothing know one couldn't know about. I would not be able to tell something about a relationship, lets say of someone else. I think those games shows are disgusting. What some people will do for money. It sure didn't stay on the air long did it.
@mimpi1911 (25464)
• India
24 Feb 09
So true! This kind of games shows are asinine, they play with human emotions and we humans are so gullible to money! Sad!
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@mimpi1911 (25464)
• India
24 Feb 09
Exactly my point Mary. We have to have some kind of value tom our priorities in life!
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• United States
24 Feb 09
That type of show would not interest me. I watch a few of them occasionally, even game shows that you can win money. Like the one where you can win money by having them open up a case. People keep trying for higher and higher amounts, instead of using common sense that what ever they accept is more then they walked in with.
• Australia
7 May 09
You know, it just goes to show that she valued money more than she valued her relationship, her family or her self respect. She has effectively betrayed her husband twice here. The first time by cheating on him and the second by confessing to him, on television, what she had done. And what for? Money? Um, there are things that are more important in life, like actually being able to be a good person so that you can be a good friend, wife, mother, daughter etc etc (we are talking about a women here, not trying to be sexist).
@mimpi1911 (25464)
• India
19 May 09
So true! Good human, nearing to be good atleast! Nothing is more disgraceful than to let go your integrity! It feels sad.
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@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
18 Feb 09
Hi mimpi! I think that there has to be somethings that we have to just keep to ourselves and something like that which could end up destryoing a relationship is certainly one of them! I guess it didn't mean anything to her in the first place or she wouldn't have cheated to begin with! So of course the money would be more important! But, to do this to someone and hurt them on national tv that is just plain disgusting! Why would you want the world to know what a horrible person you are? All that for money? I would never consider doing something so horrible! That woman is a terrible person and will be punished in other ways!
@mimpi1911 (25464)
• India
18 Feb 09
I think, the relationship between her husband and her is already being broken or else how cold she be so blatant! But I cannot understand how could she hurt her mother, sister, friends and everyone like that on national TV!! Certainly asinine!
@lampar (7584)
• United States
18 Feb 09
Money ruled everything including relationship. If the amount involved is big, most secret truth will have no where to hide, since people are greedy by nature especially when offer with 500,000 dollars, the magic of money triumph. Lol!
@mimpi1911 (25464)
• India
19 Feb 09
lol.. So you mean, with 500000$ you can get into more relationships!!
@paula27661 (15811)
• Australia
17 Feb 09
Money. Everybody wants it. How low some will go to get it, well... Those that want money so badly don't always stop to count the cost. How much is your soul worth? Or the love and respect of your family? I cannot fathom why anyone would go on a reality show let alone one that will inevitably hurt others and cause irrevocable damage. Oh! Yes, that's right! Money!
@mimpi1911 (25464)
• India
18 Feb 09
MONEY MONEY MONEY!! I wonder would any amount could buy me ever! I think,we all have our priorities and people who can reveal their secrets tat could cause irreversible damage or deepest of fantasies have a different priority than ours. Certainly, they care the less.
@mimpi1911 (25464)
• India
19 Feb 09
I am so gad MM! But do you think one should cheat when still in a relationship with one person?
@MissAmie (717)
• United States
18 Feb 09
I've seen this show you're talking about and I loathe it. I can't believe these idiots throw away relationships on show after show just for some cash. It makes me sick. First of all, I think the show is to blame. They put you through the polygraph test and know which questions can ruin your life. Don't you think it's odd that they always ask the awful questions? Also, if I were an adultress, I wouldn't go on the show at all. If there was a chance my entire life could be ruined by a gameshow, I sure as heck wouldn't be a contestant!! Who in their right mind would?
@mimpi1911 (25464)
• India
19 Feb 09
I agree totally Amie! why on earth would a normal person go there and the show also is gross, aims at revealing to destruct!
@emaybe (3)
• United States
18 Feb 09
The thing is, this is not a normal, reality-based situation. This is television. The woman was obviously asked about this affair prior to the taping (or at least prior to her husband and family bearing witness to her admittance), she was obviously aware that the concept of cheating would most likely be addressed, and she was obviously aware that she HAD, in fact, cheated, and in order to win this money would have to admit to it. She could have declined to answer, she could have lied and been called out for it, or she could have told the truth. All three situations would have ended in the public knowledge that she had, in fact, had an affair. She walked into it knowing what she would come out of it with; to some people, the money is worth more than the relationship. This woman was apparently one of those people.
@mimpi1911 (25464)
• India
19 Feb 09
Hi emaybe The show makes the willing participants go through a series of polygraphic tests where they are asked several private questions and no was they can deny it while on hot seat. For the lie detection is being done prior to the show! So she either tells the truth, breaks relationships or do not get the moment in which case the revelations are still damaging for when you lie everyone knows the truth!