I'm cohabitating... would appreciate any advice.

[AustinChief]

Originally Posted by cdcox

The church has historically interpreted adultry as mentioned in the 6th commandment rather broadly to encompass all sexual sin. This is consistent with the teachings of Jesus:

"But I say to you, That whoever looks on a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart." Matthew 5:28

um, nope.

The commandment as WRITTEN is very very clear. ADULTERY is sex with a MARRIED WOMAN. End of story. In the Judaic tradition it was quite specific.

Now, if you want to talk about the MODERN Church...

The modern Catechism of the Catholic Church expresses: "Adultery refers to marital infidelity. When two partners, of whom at least one is married to another party, have sexual relations—even transient ones—they commit adultery."

If some made up church believes otherwise, then fair enough... but when it comes to defining the Commandments.. I tend to defer to what they were MEANT to be understood to say AT THE TIME THEY WERE WRITTEN and by the people that they were written for.

If I write a law that forbids quaqlagog and I define quaglagog to be the drinking of beer through a straw. Then somewhere down the line people start to think of quaglagog as the drinking of ANY fermented beverage through a straw... Does that mean I am breaking the law if I drink wine through a straw? See the problem with reintepretation?

Sorry for the hijacking... misinterpretation of the bible is a pet peeve....

My advice, I'm sure someone has mentioned it... COMMUNICATE COMMUNICATE COMMUNICATE. It isn't just about saying what needs to be said.. but also learning HOW to say it. ASK HER how she prefers to be communicated with... and try to accomodate that.