Bodhi, cheating is usually a symptom of a larger problem. Oftentimes their partner is emotionally selfish in other aspects and the cheater feels neglected. If you keep your partner happy, they are less likely to cheat.
I certainly mean no disrespect at all
IT... but that is completely obvious.
I understand that cheating is a symptom of a larger problem...
My point has nothing to do with sypmtoms, but rather with consequences.
Robbing a bank is also a symptom of eihter greed or being poor, for example.
We don't tolerete robbing a bank for any reason... yet it was only a symptom of a larger issue.
That is all fine. I am simply making a case that adultery should not be tolerated.
There should be a consequence beyond a simple divorce, or child support.
It is not punishment... it is another consequence. Will it get people to think
before they screw around? Irrelevant. That is not the point of such a
consequence.
That being said, I find it absolutely hilarious, and at the same time completely and utterly pathetic that certain people justify such behavior as acceptable, instead of labeling it for what it is... completely selfish and untrustworthy.
I had this debate before and proved my case logically and beyond refute, and I am not that interested in getting that into it again. It is disheartening, for one thing. This is why I ended up not going into law enforcement and law.