Suleiman -> RE: Cheating, Lying Kinksters (1/10/2008 2:52:58 PM)
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ORIGINAL: beargonewild Yet the way I'm thinking is the "other" person is just as guilty as the cheater. I have to agree with blushes here. Despite the guilt you may personally feel for the involvements you have had in the past, Bear, the pursued in these affairs is not so guilty as the one persuing. If you had knowingly seduced a married man, that's one thing, but succumbing to the wiles of a married man who is stepping out on his betrothed is something else entirely. All I can say is, if you have regrets, it's a good indication that that is something you probably ought to not do again. People are prone to have affairs. That's one of the reasons my wife and I are in an open relationship. We acknowleged this peculiarity in human nature and negotiated accordingly. Not everyone is so open-minded. Most people fall into the aforementioned fairy-tale ideal, and then are disillusioned when tinkerbell has wings of clay. Some people are just predatory scum. Most don't discover their kinky needs until they're already deeply entrenched in a relationship with someone who can not - or will not - fulfill those needs. Now, the clarion cry of "It's Human Nature" is no defense, but it is the core explanation. Most people lack the self-awareness to really decide what they need in life. If my wife and I had sworn to the happily ever after contract, we'd be divorced by now. I am, by inclination, possessive, jealous, and quite fidelitous. In a monogamous setting, I can be quite content with someone. I am also seriously into kink, way deeper than my wife is willing to go. My wife, on the other hand, hasn't got a monogamous bone in her body. These sorts of disconnects are all too common. We decided that our marriage was more important than little things like who was getting a little side-action. Most folks can't see that far ahead. Putting blinders on and diving for the fantasy is part of human nature too. When these two things collide, you get lying, cheating, and the hot rush of blood to the cheeks as a person denounces everyone else in the room for being a deviant and then proclaims that they did not come to this place to be judged by the likes of the rest of us. To paraphrase Christ Rock, I'm not saying that it's right, I'm not saying that it's okay, I'm just saying that I understand.
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