The main issue I tend to have with infidelity is the different reactions from both sexes. while men are considered 'players' for the amount of women they have slept with, women tend to face the negative attitudes to this by being labelled terms such as 'sluts', 'tramps' etc. Is it ok to cheat on a partner? In my opinion no, but others obviously feel differently if they do sway from their partners.
An example of our feelings on the topic as a society as a whole is expressed on soaps such as Coranation Street, Eastenders, Hollyoaks etc. All people seem to do is experiment in infidelity! How many marriages and relationships do people really go through? Surely sleeping with your neighbour isnt an every day thing? Maybe Ive been missing out, but the rate at which these characters that we watch week in week out cheat is unbelievable.
Back to my innitial point, on the split between men and women when relating to infidelity, I think that both parties involved regardless of their sex are guilty. By choosing to sleep with someone else, while in a relationship, you are to blame along with the person you slept with. There can't be a rule for one and a different rule for the rest. As soon as people and society realise that there was two people (maybe more?...) involved then attitudes will change. Until then we've got Eastenders.....
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