Zed wrote:
Infidelity is neither a good nor bad thing, it simply is. And it is hardly the worst thing that can happen in a marriage. What about the husband who flip out and kill their wives? I would much rather have a husband leave his wife for another woman and leave his ex wife alive than force two unhappy people to stay together, in a situation that may lead to violence.
From a morally relativistic point of view nothing is inherently good or bad, and thats fine on a philosophical or intellectual level, but out here in the real world there are very real consequences. Marriage is a pact, an agreement, between two [or sometimes more] people. Going screwing around behind your partner's back isn't just damaging to the relationship, but it impacts the children, extended family and even friends. This is all aside from the fact that you very well might give STDs to the partner that has trusted you not to go screwing around. Even if its not morally [and in most human cultures it is] wrong, it is -by definition- unethical.