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May 8, 2008, 6:16 am PDT

This is what you can expect if you cheat....

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This day and age , its all about me, one never thinks the consequences of the future in this respect, it not only effects the partners involved, but turns the children upside down, for not understanding how mummmy and daddy jst stop loving each other, and the house of cards falls apart.

Possibly when there was problem earlier on, it would have been a good idea for counselling, if both parties wernt aggreeable then surely one of the partnership needed this stability to reach a better decison to either end the relationship, or try new stratedgy's to enahnce the partnership, it does take 2 people to make and break anything, so responsibility falls on both people.No one drives anyone into another mans or womans arms, its a a choice one makes, for veiw of greener pastures, but that myth is really just as it says a myth, these days we bring so much into parneting and doing the right thing for our children, but when do we do the right thing for ourselves, if we show this pattern of our self for an example to our children, i really think they need to forgive each other, move to professionl counselling,find what particular problems need to be worked on, forget the man with the affair, and really get savvy and focus on their marriage, it never should be that easy to leave, throw your hands up in the air, and say its over, and its never about ego.....

Thinking of cheating? Here's what you can expect.

 

One or both of you will loose your job. You will be so busy 'being in lust' that you cant concentrate, and will loose your job

 

If you are active in your church, you will loose that, too

If you are active in the community, you will loose that as well

 

You both will loose your friends. No one wants to have "that" around, so you have to find new friends

 

One or both of you will loose your house. Its impossible to afford child support for the families you left, the attorney's fees for both of you, AND manage a house. Plan on loosing the nice house you have and moving into an apartment

 

Your family will never understand, so plan on the fact that you will never be a real part of them again

 

Financially, you will never get ahead. You will struggle and have to 'live on love' for the rest of your life. You will give up everything you worked for before falling for the someone new.

 

Your kids will suffer so much. They will never recover from the lies and cheating.

 

Your new relationship will most likely never last.  There will be regret, you will grow to be suspect if your 'love' cheats on you, and they probably will.

 

Bottom line...Dont Cheat, it does not pay

 
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May 8, 2008, 2:28 pm PDT

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This day and age , its all about me, one never thinks the consequences of the future in this respect, it not only effects the partners involved, but turns the children upside down, for not understanding how mummmy and daddy jst stop loving each other, and the house of cards falls apart.

Possibly when there was problem earlier on, it would have been a good idea for counselling, if both parties wernt aggreeable then surely one of the partnership needed this stability to reach a better decison to either end the relationship, or try new stratedgy's to enahnce the partnership, it does take 2 people to make and break anything, so responsibility falls on both people.No one drives anyone into another mans or womans arms, its a a choice one makes, for veiw of greener pastures, but that myth is really just as it says a myth, these days we bring so much into parneting and doing the right thing for our children, but when do we do the right thing for ourselves, if we show this pattern of our self for an example to our children, i really think they need to forgive each other, move to professionl counselling,find what particular problems need to be worked on, forget the man with the affair, and really get savvy and focus on their marriage, it never should be that easy to leave, throw your hands up in the air, and say its over, and its never about ego.....

 you have a point. if only this couple had gone to counseling when they first noticed they had a problem. or if he didnt/wouldn't acknowledge it, she could have gone and maybe gotten some advice on how to turn him around. but by the time they went she was already in love with someone else...
 
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May 8, 2008, 3:25 pm PDT

It's never really over

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This day and age , its all about me, one never thinks the consequences of the future in this respect, it not only effects the partners involved, but turns the children upside down, for not understanding how mummmy and daddy jst stop loving each other, and the house of cards falls apart.

Possibly when there was problem earlier on, it would have been a good idea for counselling, if both parties wernt aggreeable then surely one of the partnership needed this stability to reach a better decison to either end the relationship, or try new stratedgy's to enahnce the partnership, it does take 2 people to make and break anything, so responsibility falls on both people.No one drives anyone into another mans or womans arms, its a a choice one makes, for veiw of greener pastures, but that myth is really just as it says a myth, these days we bring so much into parneting and doing the right thing for our children, but when do we do the right thing for ourselves, if we show this pattern of our self for an example to our children, i really think they need to forgive each other, move to professionl counselling,find what particular problems need to be worked on, forget the man with the affair, and really get savvy and focus on their marriage, it never should be that easy to leave, throw your hands up in the air, and say its over, and its never about ego.....

Just wanted to emphasize that throwing your hands up in the air and just saying it's over is a myth!  It's never over when you have children involved.  Especially 3 of them!!!  You will be dealing with 3 very angry and confused young men as they grow up.  They will realize that you weren't strong enough to give your marriage (their mommy and daddy) the chance to make it work.
 
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May 8, 2008, 6:05 pm PDT

IMMATURITY AT ITS FINEST

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This day and age , its all about me, one never thinks the consequences of the future in this respect, it not only effects the partners involved, but turns the children upside down, for not understanding how mummmy and daddy jst stop loving each other, and the house of cards falls apart.

Possibly when there was problem earlier on, it would have been a good idea for counselling, if both parties wernt aggreeable then surely one of the partnership needed this stability to reach a better decison to either end the relationship, or try new stratedgy's to enahnce the partnership, it does take 2 people to make and break anything, so responsibility falls on both people.No one drives anyone into another mans or womans arms, its a a choice one makes, for veiw of greener pastures, but that myth is really just as it says a myth, these days we bring so much into parneting and doing the right thing for our children, but when do we do the right thing for ourselves, if we show this pattern of our self for an example to our children, i really think they need to forgive each other, move to professionl counselling,find what particular problems need to be worked on, forget the man with the affair, and really get savvy and focus on their marriage, it never should be that easy to leave, throw your hands up in the air, and say its over, and its never about ego.....

I must admit - one of my close male friends is in a similar situation.  He hooked up with a woman who was all wrong for him ten years ago, based on lust and the fact that he thought he could 'fix' her substance issues.  They now have three kids together and just barely tolerate each other.  He has had several flings over the years, but I can see that he is beginning to seek out people that he could actually have feelings for, as well as a sexual relationship.  He says she (his wife) does not care if he sleeps around on the side, but I say that she would care if she knew he really cared for or had feelings for another woman, and it was more than just sex.  They won't split because of the kids.  I keep telling my friend that if he is not willing to leave this woman and she is not willing to leave him, then he has no right involving someone else - some innocent bystander - in his sordid life and getting involved with someone he will only end up hurting.  He says he cannot break up with this woman because it will hurt the kids too much, that they want to see mommy and daddy together, and he doesn't think that it is hurting the kids to see mommy and daddy fight and say mean things to each other because they can't stand each other!  I keep telling him that the kids will pick up all the bad vibes going on, and that my friend is depriving everyone of having the best life because of his selfish actions.  He is depriving his wife of being free to find someone who really loves her, his kids are deprived of having a happy and loving father to set a good example for them, and he is depriving himself of finding true, real love with a decent person.  And he will destroy another woman if he gets involved with her and lies about his home life.  The best thing is to just stop all the fooling around on the side and the heavy pot-smoking and figure out his relationship once and for all - otherwise, if the wife discovers what my friend is really doing, it could get very ugly and she could run off with the kids so he can never see them.  But my friend is too immature, selfish and self-absorbed to see any logic in the situation or listen to reason.
 


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