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When Tradgedy Strikes, There is Still Beauty
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- Chantalita
- What is there to say. I like to take chances. I love intelligence, good discussion, adventure, energy, goodness, kindness, service, depth, wisdom, honesty, genuineness, hard work, intense play...I believe in growth and change. I love learning from life.
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4 comments:
Where do you stand on this issue, Chantal, esq?
Haha. Tough question, Shaun.
Honestly, part of me thinks it really should be a crime to cheat on your spouse. One, everybody anywhere knows it is wrong to do so. Two, it is one of the cruelest things you can do to a person next to killing them. How heartless.
HOWEVER, with that said, there are so many gray areas. Do you punish the spouse who emotionally shut off the other spouse that caused the emotional distance that gave the offending spouse a void to fill? Who is really at fault. I have learned that it isn't as cut and dry as one would like to think. Obviously, the honorable thing to do if it is not going to work, is to end one relationship before starting another.
I am in favor of fault divorces.
And lastly, I really don't agree with the "we can't do anything about consenting adults' sexuality" crap. Sex has an effect on society, and society does have a right to put boundaries on it. For example, if you know you have aids and you have unprotected sex - you pretty much put a death sentence on your partner for your own pleasure. That should be a crime. I feel like people's lack of virtue makes them want to say that nothing is wrong. Some things are wrong, period.
Wow, this is long.
Well put.
I like your point that "moral" issues are social issues.
And in the contract of marriage, it's at least implied that you won't be sharing your body with anyone else, so adultery is a breach of contract.
But yeah, it's complicated. Often too complicated for the courts to deal with fairly.
I agree with the breach of contract argument. Besides the emotional components, there are physical aspects. If you cheat on your spouse, you risk passing on to them diseases that they would not be at risk for getting if you adhered to your end of the bargain. And the consequences can be quite grave.
But yeah, I think when it comes to family law, there can be standards, such as the famous "best interests of the child" standard. But bright line rules are rough. Family law is so emotional, so a bright line rule like - if you cheat on your spouse you are in trouble...doesn't necessarily account for all of the intricacies of human relationships.
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