Yesterday in one of the episodes of “This American Life” radio program, the topic was infidelity and there were interviews with people who cheated their wives, husbands, girlfriends or boyfriends. One of the stories was about a woman who had cheated her husband with his close friend. They all expressed their feelings during what they had been living and after the end of everything. They were stating their opinions and reasons of their treats in order.
Sometimes I think whether the meaning of cheating is same in every culture or not. While in some cultures the punishment of cheating is death, in other cultures it is considered as normal behavior. There are many factors such as religion, social structure, traditions and economic independence of people which constitute different perceptions.
I felt they were so relax while they were interviewing that nobody blamed to others. I was confused whether they were much modernized people or very far away from humanity. I think my words would be different if I were born in any other society. Our believes and ideas are formed according to environment where we grow up and people who we communicate with.
A few weeks ago I heard similar things on another radio show. The topic of the program was cheating and the reasons of that in USA as well. One of the listeners participated in the program to share what he had lived with his wife. He told his wife had cheated him with her boss at the work. After coming out of the event, when he asked why his wife had done such a thing, his wife’s answer was fear of losing her career. She told him that if she had not slept with her boss, she could have not progressed in her career. The more interesting thing in this event is this reason was accepted by her husband. Listener said that they were still married and together after that event. Some people can accept such a reason but personally I do not accept that kind of reason.
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