Infidelity

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e under forty (Norment, 148).

In order to understand adultery, I will now discuss the notion of temptation and

resistance. According to French, it is common and quite natural for one to feel temptation

of being unfaithful. He also explains that those who work outside the home, and those who

have an influential relationship with younger people are more likely to get tempted by

infidelity. He adds, “ a person doesn’t deserve credit for being faithful, unless he/she is

tempted by infidelity. If you are so in love that you never feel any attraction to anyone but

your spouse, then lucky you. The idea of resisting temptation must involve wanting to do

something and then not doing it, because you realize you mustn’t.” French goes on to say

that if we really want to do something then we do it, and if we don’t do it, then we really

never wanted to do it in the first place (30).

In my opinion, it is natural to get tempted and feel attracted to other people of the

opposite sex, even if a person is happily married. We’re all human beings, and what do we

have eyes for anyway? However, there’s a fine line between just looking and feeling












attracted and acting on impulse. People should really think about the consequences that

their actions may bring. Before people commit adultery, they should really ask themselves

a question-Is it worth it?

In order to discover solutions to the problem of cheating during marriage, I must

discuss the reasons behind why people cheat . With today’s technology, cheating spouses

have very little fear of getting caught. Pagers, cell phones, voice mail, and e-mail can turn

scaredy-cats into bold cheaters (“Men Cheat” 118). Gender is also and important factor in

an investigation of extra-marital sexuality. According to an article called “Infidelity, Why

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