Is it Ever Okay to Cheat?

Rosa Hayes
Most people walk into a marriage with the promise that the other person will be faithful and not do anything to hurt the other one. You will never really know if a person would cheat on you or cause you harm.

It is never okay to cheat on your spouse or significant other. There are more cases of divorce now than what there was ten years ago. The main cause of divorce is infidelity in a marriage.

I had always thought that if you were going to cheat on someone then why not leave that person first or find out why you feel that it is necessary to do this. I have heard a lot of people say that it wasn't their fault and that it just happened but I do not find this as an excuse to be unfaithful to your lover.

Cheating on someone only causes pain for everyone that is involved and the other person is always wanting more and therefore may leave you in a situation to choose between someone that you verily know and someone that you made a promise to spend the rest of your life with.

I have heard a lot of people say that it doesn't matter where you get your appetite as long as you eat at home. This may be true but would you really like to see your spouse looking at someone else? I know that there are a lot of people that may not care or may pretend to not care and this is a discussion that you would have to have with your spouse.

You would have to think about all that you would be loosing and may even need to think about why you would even have thoughts of cheating. Some people think about cheating for many reasons. The excitement of it maybe one reason, you should try role playing, sometimes role playing lets each partner pretend to be someone else for a moment but in reality they are still the same persons.

Some people cheat because they are bored with their spouse. My husband and I have made it a rule that once a week we try something different just to keep things interesting. I know plenty of couples that do this and each time they take turns choosing what they do in the bedroom.

If you have already made the mistake of cheating, you should sit down and have a heart to heart talk with your lover to figure out why you did it. Sometimes sitting down and admitting your guilt isdifficulte. This is something that you should try to do even if it feels like it is going to kill you. Think about how you would feel if the other person did this to you.

Some families that have been through this, often say that it is hard to forgive the other person and they will sometimes find themselves sitting in front of a marriage counselor to get to the bottom of it.

If you love the person then you should try to work it out. Cheating is not an excuse and if you are about to do it, you should try talking to someone about it so that you can move pass this. There are a lot of trials and error in a marriage and people do not think about going through a divorce when they first get married. Most people won't even let it come up for fear that someday it may happen to them.

When you married this person, you made a promise to always be with them and only them, is a marriage really worth ending over this?

Published by Rosa Hayes

Rosa is a full time student at OCCC with a major in political science. She is currently the author of many articles on parenting, life skills, family, and careers as well as many other things.  View profile

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  • Charles5/18/2012

    Sorry, but I think you are full I pious crap. I can think of several incidences where infidelity would be excusable 1. Your spouse has been sent to prison for a long stretch. 2. Your spouse has been committed to mental institution for an extended stay where release is unlikely. 3. your spouse has been physically injured so that sexual intimacy is impossible. 4. Your spouse has announced that they just want to be "roommates" and after years of trying to get help for the relationship they refuse. Divorce could very well not be the answer in any of these scenarios. 1. You love your spouse to wait and be supportive while they are paying their price to society. 2. Once again, support and commitment to pay for their best care. 3. Support again is even more obvious in this case. 4. This maybe the least obvious and most difficult to have a great answer for. Is the spouse supposed to live the life of a priest or nun and for how many years? And is as all too apparent we know they aren't alway

  • Murry4/2/2007

    When I read the title I couldn't believe you were going to even tackle this one. Nice job, once again.

  • J. E. Davidson4/2/2007

    Too many people get married without thinking about the commitment they are making. Divorce has lost its stigma and too many couples split up as soon as the initial blush of romance wears off, not realizing that love comes and goes, and gets stronger each time it returns. They miss the rewards of a long-term relationship. How sad for them.

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