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Originally Posted by keg in kc
There's nothing "lackadaisical" about it, because that's exactly my point: hold the committed people who cheat responsible for their actions.
The way I see it, socially we have some weird views on things. If a husband cheats, the wife generally wants to forgive him and beat up the other woman. If a wife cheats, the husband generally wants to forgive her and beat up the other man. It's this whole "I'm sorry, baby, let's go into couples therapy and work this out" approach. I say **** that. You broke your vow. Marriage over, do not pass go, do not collect half of everything.
To me, the other person in this trio of dismay is guilty of being an asshole, but that's pretty much it. They certainly haven't 'stolen' anything, unless there was some form of rape involved. The reality, to use your analogy, is that your partner, whether we're talking about a man or a woman, unlocked the door for them, let them into your house and said 'please, go ahead, take whatever you want'.
So do we hang them both, then?
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My example of hanging was exclusive to the "crime" of cheating. The point was that there was a tangible accountability in the past and now there's not.
The jerk cheating with your wife is stealing your dignity and disrespecting you. He's wrecking your home. It's one thing if we're talking about a young married couple w/out children but it's COMPLETELY another when a dude humps your wife and destroys a family. That's an inexcusable crime for me and yes, in my mind, it's criminal. There's absolutely no excuse for any man to participate in that. Anybody who does it or condones it is a complete piece of garbage and I won't associate with them. That goes for the man who does the same thing to his family.