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Monday, June 29, 2009 12:00 AM

A sad defense of marriage

The New York Times reports that couples are surviving infidelity. Should we be celebrating?
Tracy Clark-Flory

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  • Monday, June 29, 2009 02:59 PM

    just to pick a nit

    "Defending the institution of marriage by citing the percentage of couples who are able to persevere -- as opposed to the percentage of happy and fulfilled long-term partnerships -- seems pretty cynical."

    In all seriousness--how do you justify the premise that any marriage in which a partner was unfaithful cannot be "happy and fulfilled long-term partnerships"?

    Sure, many (perhaps most) people believe that infidelity to a spouse is a horrible, terrible thing that destroys everyone involved in a swirling cesspool of some scoundrel's filthy self-gratification.

    But surely not EVERYONE feels that way. Is it appropriate to make the assumption that everyone who continues a marriage after someone cheats MUST BE miserable and unfulfilled?

    Maybe it's because Sandra Tsing-Loh was miserable and unfulfilled...and her marriage represents 'em all. Is that it?

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