Does it even matter why? Adultery hurts marriages and families. by M. J. Joachim  The circular battle ensues. Men blame women for being such
attractive eye candy and women blame men for being pigs. Meanwhile, the
faithful wife or husband plays dumb, is dumb or just doesn’t care enough to
muddy the waters of his or her respective marriage. Denial comes in handy, especially when kids
are involved. However, denial can’t escape trust issues every time the
unfaithful spouse claims to have a business meeting, talks too much (and too
giddy-like) about a particular person they’ve met or gets extremely annoyed
when their husband or wife attempts to light the fires of their marriage.
The kids (if there are any) witness the most absurd modeling
of marriage ever to confound them. Family life is one big lightning rod, where everything
intensifies, no one is truly happy and the slightest little thing can put
everyone’s life on a collision course destined for no return. All because one
spouse started finding fault with another, sought sympathy from an unsuspecting
friend (turned ally), committed adultery and broke the sacred bonds of marriage under the pretense of being
misunderstood, underappreciated or any host of other excuses that should never
be offered when one so deviously interrupts the course of their family’s life
in the name of …
Does it even matter why, good people? Is there any reason valid enough to excuse such an act against all family members destined to grow together, and build relationships that are supposed to be based on trust and founded in love? To be clear, this article is about adultery, not divorce. It is about cheating, lying and deceitful acts against one’s spouse and their family that is still very much in tact, a family striving and hoping to see the other side of rough patches as they present themselves, and willing to overcome all obstacles in their path. All photos used on this site are Public Domain unless otherwise credited. ©2011, 2012 All Rights Reserved Teresa DePoy |