Letters to the Editor
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More bile than I was suspecting
As a reader (and non-poster/lurker) for eight years I have to say that I was moved to write about this letter. Are you all this vehement about all cheating? Is there something about this woman and her letter that evoke so much hatred? If there was a twist, like her husband didn't have sex with her anymore, or she was abused as a child, would you be less hateful?
I'm not defending the author, but I think most of you are overreacting to this. So what? You think the majority of people don't cheat? Even if it's wrong, it's something that happens. Attacking a woman whose husband obviously didn't give a shit about her vows to her first husband without mentioning him being a factor in allowing her behavior is illogical.
I've cheated on everyone I've been with too. And I'm kind of an asshole. I enjoyed cheating, but I've never had a sustained affair because of the emotional requirements. Does this mean I'm a sociopath? I'm a woman, too, who will be married later this year to someone who knows I cheat, but who I will spend my life protecting from pain. But that doesn't mean I won't cheat. Please give this woman a break.