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By now, most people are familiar with the infamous television show, "Cheaters". For those who haven't heard of it before, I will describe it briefly. It's a wild reality show where a host follows the mates of men and women who suspect that their significant others are dating other people behind their back. These men and women are shown evidence of their cheating mates or spouses. This evidence is accumulated by private investigators over a certain amount of time. After viewing such evidence, the angry individuals confront their cheating mates or spouses and their secret companions on the spot, while surrounded by television cameras and the host of the show.

Many reality shows are controversial for a reason. They want a large audience and they know that people like to watch conflict between other individuals. Therefore, I can understand why the show is on air. However, what I cannot understand is why people will go to such a length to embarrass themselves and their mates on national television. Not only is it embarrassing to be on a show like Cheaters, it is not a wise choice. Why would you participate in broadcasting your personal business to the world? You are giving millions of strangers a front row seat into the lives of not only yourself, but your mate and their companion. Everyone may want to be on television. I doubt however, that anyone really wants their business aired on national television via a program that exploits the relationships between vulnerable individuals.

While trying to locate a program to watch on one Saturday evening, I came across an episode of Cheaters. I haven't seen the show in a while, but I must say that this one garnered some interest. It was about a woman who thought that her girlfriend was cheating on her. Of course, the Cheater's staff found evidence to prove her suspicions. It wouldn't even be a worthwhile show if they didn't have people who were actually cheating, right? After viewing evidence that contained her girlfriend keeping other company, the woman set out to confront them. Out of all of the episodes that I have seen, I have never witnessed a lesbian couple on Cheaters. Maybe the producers are trying to expand their audience. Whether that is true or not, I found it very interesting that there were lesbians on Cheaters. If I thought that this was something big, I was in for a surprise.

The secret companion was a woman who, in hysteria, stated that the woman whom she has been dating told her that she was single. The companion also blurted out that they met on Myspace. For those that are unfamiliar with Myspace, it is a social networking website that caters to the teenagers and young adults. What a disturbance! Are people so desperate to find love that they seek out strangers over the internet and hang out with them in person? Sure, there are many happily married (or so they say) couples who have met online. The sad thing is that there are many people right in our own town, in our churches, in our schools, whom we don't know. If one is looking for love, why not start there? Starting in one's own town and getting to know real people can decrease one's chances of being caught in a hostile love triangle that is being broadcast to millions of yet, even more strangers.