Totally Sick

I came across this 2014 article from Women's Day when doing some web surfing. It smacks of something right out of the 1950s with regard to explaining "why men cheat."

There is only one reason why they do it. It is because they disrespect women, both their wives and the women they cheat with. The article assumes it is solely the wife's fault the husband cheats, and it is up to the wife to make sure he doesn't cheat.

A man who respects women does not cheat. Ever.

The article just justifies abuse, and cheating IS a form of abuse, with more than a few of these men being sociopaths. They don't take responsibility for their actions and claim it is the other person's fault they do it. These men are no prize and should be dumped by both women.

It is just shocking to me such an article ever made its way into print, or, in this case, on the web.

Why the Hell Bother?

If you are married and decide to screw around, why the hell be married in the first place?

It doesn't make sense at all.

Not only does cheating hurt other people, but it is a total waste of time.

I can't see any benefits to it at all.

When you sit down and think about it, it's downright disgusting.

For Those Who Suffer From Insomnia

I present this article decrying all of this adultery in the country and lamenting the sorry state of marriage, the same old stuff we heard about for decades and decades.

In other words, where there are sex scandals involving politicians, Caitlin Flanagan is sure to follow with some words of wisdom.

At least where cheating men are concerned, as long as there are women who are stupid enough to be used, both the wife and the "other woman," then there will be men who will use them.

Why

do political wives put up with it?

They don't necessarily put up with it. But those who do may like the status of being the wife of so-and-so; others, like many wives, find their economic options rather bleak and are afraid to leave; or, believe it or not, there are things in a marriage that are more important than sexual fidelity, and some wives will put up with the cheating as it takes pressure off of them. That doesn't mean they don't care about their husbands or vice versa.

By the way, Bill Clinton ditched Lewinsky during their unconsummated "affair" (the dictionary meaning of affair really got twisted) because he cared about his family, especially Chelsea, but don't expect the media to tell you that. Where he messed up is he didn't tell Hillary when the crap came out in January of 1998. She was humiliated as a result, and he was consigned to the couch for quite some time.