by Brittany Murrietta

Created on: March 31, 2008

"You're writing something on infidelity? Well on the people who commit it or the people that have had it done to them?" I state blankly at my mother, "Good point." I reply curiously. My mother really did have a good point; when we think about the dangers of infidelity how often to we look at the outcome from BOTH sides of the slaughter? Infidelity doesn't just affect the cheater, it also has a long term effect on the cheated.

But since we seem to aim so quickly at the consequences of the cheating, we can assess that first. There are a few dangers that arise from cheating on your partner externally.

Firstly, if your partner happens to find out about what you've done while you two love birds are out somewhere public there's a 99.9% chance that you're going to get humiliated in front of a large audience.

Hitting, pushing, slapping, kicking all, unfortunately, can come from both sexes. Food or drinks are often thrown at the cheater by his or her maddened partner, along with a long line of insults which usually arise from so much hurt and anger that they really don't make much sense when they hit the air.

If you happen to cheat on someone living with you and they find out it's more than likely that if your relationship ends over your idiotic action(s) that he or she will be moving out...or kicking you out. May I refer you to an image off all of your belongings being hurled in every possible direction including your front lawn, or off the balcony of your apartment.

There is a way to escape this; it's called being homeless and not having any belongings. I personally wouldn't urge you to consider this option. While we're on the subject of possessions which may be thrashed I'd like to take the time to warn you cheaters out there that your pretty vehicle stands at a colossal chance of being ruined.
I know; I've ruined one myself. (Please don't tell him that-he still thinks he was the victim of gang violence.)

There are also bodily consequences that can arise from cheating on your partner. We call them STD's, and from what I hear, they're no walk in the park on a sunny Sunday afternoon. You can contract some permanently life changing STD's from messing around with someone when you've no clue where they've been.

Cheating also causes, above all, psychological disrupt to the adulterous. Chances are you're going to feel guilty, cheap, used, and dirty. You're going to be afraid that the one you're supposed to be in a monogamous relationship with is going to find out from someone,

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