{"id":149,"date":"2009-08-26T17:03:37","date_gmt":"2009-08-26T17:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/everydayethics\/2009\/08\/what-if-wednesday-would-you-forgive-a-cheater-spouse.html"},"modified":"2009-08-26T17:03:37","modified_gmt":"2009-08-26T17:03:37","slug":"what-if-wednesday-would-you-forgive-a-cheater-spouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/everydayethics\/2009\/08\/what-if-wednesday-would-you-forgive-a-cheater-spouse.html","title":{"rendered":"What-If Wednesday: Would You Forgive a Cheating Spouse?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Thumbnail<\/a><\/span>Ok, I admit it — I don’t think
\nI have it in me to forgive a cheater. Oh, I’m a forgiving person in general<\/i>, believe you
\nme. But forgiving a cheater? Nope, no way. Future significant others beware —
\ndon’t do it. I will put you through a roller coaster ride of initial
\nforgiveness, followed by passive aggressive remarks about how you “owe” me, and
\nfinish it off with the grand finale of breaking up with you after all.Yeah, I know….unhealthy and probably not at all<\/i> ethical, but what can I say?<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span> <\/div>\n
What if it happened to you?
\nWould you forgive and forget, move on with your life? Kick him (or her) out; instant divorce?
\nOR….subject them to utter humiliation before allowing them back in
\nbed?<\/font><\/span><\/div>\n
<\/span> <\/div>\n
If you chose the last, then you
\ngotta admire this woman in Centreville, VA, who discovered her husband cheating
\nand came up with the best <\/b>penance for him to get back into her good graces
\n— a very public humiliation. <\/font>
<\/span><\/div>\n
<\/span> <\/div>\n
Morning commuters in Tysons
\nCorner, VA, got a kick when they saw William Tayler standing on a busy
\nintersection with a homemade sign hanging around his neck<\/a>, “I CHEATED. THIS IS
\nMY PUNISHMENT.”<\/font> Watch the video here.<\/a>
<\/span><\/div>\n
<\/span> <\/div>\n
He had to stand out there from
\n9 a.m. until about 11a.m. when his wife texted him to come on home (presumably
\nall was forgiven).<\/font><\/span><\/div>\n
<\/span> <\/b><\/div>\n
What if it happened to you?
\nWould you take the ethical high road? And…not to make light of a painful
\nsituation, but I’d also love to hear other creative “woman\/man scorned”
\npaybacks!<\/font><\/p>\n

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