Monday, May 4, 2009

Your Cheatin' Heart



I was listening to Michael Baisden during
my drive home this afternoon and a caller
mentioned that some women were "trained"
to stay in relationships with cheating men.

What do you think?

Are women conditioned to "tolerate" cheating men, dismissing their actions as "boys will be boys"?

Cheating is hurtful.
But love is deep.
Women stay in situations for a host of reasons (the kids, financial or economic; for (gasp) love).
Sometimes things aren't so black and white.

Would you remain in a relationship with a man who
has cheated?
Does it depend on the circumstances?

Is it really cheating if you're not married and haven't
exchanged any type of vows?

3 comments:

TNDRHRT said...

We were listening at the same time. More specifically the caller said that Latino/Hispanic women were conditioned 'to turn the other cheek' to cheating men/spouses. Cheating is very hurtful. Trust has been broken. Even if you forgive the person for cheating, will you ever fully trust them again? If you feel the need to cheat on me, then don't BE WITH ME. Let me go and you can move on. That's how I see it.

Lottie said...

yeah, I didn't want to limit it to only "Latino/Hispanic" women, because there are some women of all races who are/were taught to remain in unhealthy relationships...

Anonymous said...

it would depend on the circumstances. could i forgive my husband a one-night indiscretion (while he was on, say, a business trip)? probably. likely. but i don't think i could get past a full-blown, emotional affair, where he's sharing dreams, hopes, wishes, fears, secrets, his heart (as well as his body) with another woman.

if you're not committed, though, it ain't cheating.