A Cheating Spouse

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A Cheating Spouse

According to Christianity, marriage was ordained by God. One of the vows which are taken during wedding ceremonies is fidelity. However, many spouses do not adhere to this vow and instead participate in activities which demonstrate their unfaithfulness. Many marriages have collapsed as a result of unfaithfulness by either of the partners. The number of single families has tremendously increased in the recent past. This paper gives a critical discussion on the effects of infidelity. It does this by agreeing with the assertion that it should be considered to be the main cause of divorce in the contemporary society.

Infidelity is an act of a married spouse participating in extramarital sexual affairs with other partners. In such a case, the partner who engages in this act is regarded to have betrayed the other. While many people argue that it is inevitable, sociologists have found out that it is an evil act which is intentionally done without safeguarding the interest of the other partner in marriage. Many researchers have unveiled that many spouses choose to betray their partners without any proper reason. They cannot account for their decision to engage in extramarital affairs (Roderick, 2007). Most of them attribute their conduct to the influence from other people. However, this is an irrational argument that a sound personality should never make. Everyone must accept that infidelity is a matter of choice and can only be eradicated if a person opts to change.

A cheating spouse often behaves weirdly in the family. Although different people adopt this conduct at different times in their marriages, the fact is that it results into immediate behavior change. For instance, a male partner may start being irresponsible and withdrawn from the rest of the family. They come home late in the night. Whenever they are asked to account for it, they keep on blaming their bosses for giving too much work to them. On the other hand, female spouses who cheat become rude and disobedient to their husbands (Kobak & Hazan, 2001).

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