Need yet another reason NOT to cheat?
If you don't die from the guilt, stress, or excitement, chances are you are going to come home with a nasty STD.
You might always carry a Trojan with you, but it's not likely you'll remember to use it. A University of Michigan study of more than 1,600 people revealed that unfaithful people are less likely to use a condom.
And not for the reasons that you think. Neglecting protection has more to do with your blood alcohol level than simply enjoying the feel of love with no glove.
The study, published in the June issue of the Journal of Sexual Medicine, concluded that when people have secret sexual encounters, alcohol is typically involved ... a lot of alcohol. Drugs too in many cases. That means they are not thinking as clearly and the usual precautions go out the window.
The same was not true of those who have a free pass to cheat. People in open relationships have safe sex more often, which means fewer STDs being spread around from that group.
Why the difference? I think some cheaters need liquid courage to go through with the betrayal. It's always been an excuse for why people do things they obviously shouldn't. But I have to say, this takes the definition of beer goggles to a whole new level. It doesn't just mean waking up to find an unattractive girl or guy laying next to you. Nope. The affects of that booze-fueled indiscretion could linger for a lifetime.
Do you think cheaters use being drunk as an excuse or explanation for their behavior?
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I don't think anybody deserves an STD. Perhaps they deserve to be left in the dust by the person that they cheated on, but that is entirely up to the feelings of the wronged party.
@dirtykittie-If all you've got to cry about is the fact that you get a cold sore because mommy liked to kiss you as a baby, then I'd say you've had a real candy-assed little existance and you should be thanking your lucky stars that life has been so ridiculously kind to you that it's made you an emotional cripple.
Cheating is cheating, drunk or sober. The motive/desire to cheat exists before intoxication has happened. I agree that the alcohol/drugs may temporarily relieve the guilt while it is happening, heck it may even give the person the balls to do it, but anyone with a loving and sincere conscience wouldn't fathom the idea of potentially putting their husband/wife at risk.
@brookie - emotionally cripple? because i believe that cheating is wrong? that's laughable, and you guys are all jumping on me just because i said the person WHO CHEATED deserved the std. someone else said the same thing, but none of you are jumping THEIR case, only mine. also, don't assume you know ANYTHING about my "candy-assed little existence" just because i related the story about herpes. i don't need to give you a rundown of all the grievances in my life to deserve to have an opinion on the matter. i was simply relating that sometimes things in life simply aren't fair. THEY JUST AREN'T. jump on me for that all you want, but it's going to be you who is sorely disappointed when your rose colored glasses break.
and to someone else who asked - yes, i would be absolutely heartbroken and devastated if my child caught an incurable disease because of a cheating spouse. i would comfort her and cry with her, but it would not change the diagnosis. it doesn't mean that i don't love my child, but wallowing in grief and despair is not exactly going to help her either now is it? wailing to her about how "unfair" her life is because her spouse did that to her doesn't change a damn thing, and it doesn't make it any more fair.