Is There any Justification for Adultery?

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So many times I’ve heard people come up with excuses for adultery such as ‘my partner is no good in bed’ or ‘my marriage is boring’ or ‘I can’t stick to one partner’. The first excuse becomes lamer as the years go on given society’s trend toward pre-marital sex and in any event isn’t something that can be resolved by jumping into someone else’s bed. A boring marriage is no excuse for adultery, you can’t use someone for everything else except to fulfil your intimate needs and if you don’t want to stick to one partner why get married in the first place?

The ‘married to early’ or ‘grown apart’ are possible reasons for splitting up (depending on how much effort has actually been put in to trying to save the marriage) but no grounds for adultery and the same goes for excuses such as ‘I no longer fancy my spouse’.

‘I feel trapped’ is a good one, surely adultery, especially if it’s an ongoing relationship, is just compounding the issue?

‘I couldn’t help myself’ or ‘it just happened’ is such a poor excuse for adultery. If you know you are easily influenced when drunk don’t put yourself in the position. If you are getting close to a friend of the opposite sex, pull away before it’s too late and if you can’t control yourself down the gym then don’t go.

If you have a problem with your marriage, adultery is not the answer, sort your marriage out or call it a day before leaping into bed with someone else!

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