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    by Adell

    The Internet is just one of many communication tools we have at our disposal and is merely the latest scapegoat for a behavior that is a symptom of bigger issues. Let's not give the Internet more credit than it deserves. ...read more

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    by Christopher Kendalls

    The Internet offers true anonymity in cheating, which is something that was very difficult to do before. In the early days, pre-Internet, there were chat rooms and the electronic equivalent of pen pals through the network...read more

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    by Tracey Pine

    I feel that the Internet does encourage cheating because there are so many avenues a person can go to. I am not married but my boyfriend of five years got caught with almost six personal ads on the Internet. How he got cau...read more

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    by Amy Browne

    To many people feel that the internet encourages cheating, while many people feel that the internet jus makes it easier for those who cheat to cheat easier. If you are involved with someone who cheats then you, know he or...read more

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    by C.L. Schaffer

    I strongly and personally believe that the internet does encourage cheating. There are so many ways for it to happen on the internet but I also think that some of it depends on one's own definition of what is cheating and...read more

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    by Kiran Mckenzie

    The Internet definitely encourages cheating! Temptation, temptation and more temptation. It is far too easy for people in the present day to cheat on their partners without them finding out. The ample ways they can cheat i...read more

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    by Angie Lewis

    There's a lot of talk about unfaithfulness in marriage. I've written my fair share about cheating spouses and infidelity in marriage. This article will focus on a different kind of unfaithfulness, emotional infidelity. Wha...read more

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    by Morgan Johnson

    People WANT to cheat; technology has nothing to do with it. I will admit that the Internet has made it easier for adulterers to hook up, but it also makes it just as easy to get caught so it balances. Wandering spouses ...read more

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    by Holly Golightly

    How can it not encourage people to cheat being on the Internet. The only thing you cant really cheat (although this is probably getting easier) is to pay. Having researched in to a number of people who have used the ...read more

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    by Lori Lane.

    In 1997, the Internet had grown into social networks, advisers that encourage and business partners. A person, in time, can become addicted to the computer as well as easily influenced since the beginning of usage. Back ...read more

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    by Lady Intrigue

    This generation is marked by the ability to network and remain anonymous. The biggest contributor to that is the internet and it's ability to peruse various channels, countries, lifestyles, music, interests, whatever you ...read more

  • 12 of 44

    by Teddy Ward

    Does the Internet encourage cheating? I am not sure if the Internet actively encourages people to cheat but it certainly does create many opportunities for people to start cheating. What makes me an expert on this topic yo...read more

  • 13 of 44

    by Tee Tee

    I do not believe the Internet cause or encourages cheating. cheating occurs because something is missing at home. Just because it is there does not mean a man or woman has to go for it. It is a reality. It is not a...read more

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    by Tracy Almiqdad

    The internet is a fantastic tool which has broadened the horizons of learning and communications throughout the world. Sadly, online cheating has become very common, but is it the fault of the internet itself? We live in a...read more

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    by S. Nunley

    The Internet has become a modern day mistress. If not a mistress in itself, it has certainly made available the ability to have an affair under the radar. Online affairs have become commonplace and are as damaging to a r...read more

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    by Tere Maci

    Does the internet encourage cheating? In a word, yes. We live in a day and age where the freedom of speech has taken a negative tow on our society. A huge percent of secular music artist talk about fornication (sex before ...read more

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    by Brenda Burch

    Yes it totally encourages cheating and a wider range of cheating. Use to be the only way to cheat was to meet face to face and do the "DEED". But the internet has allowed a whole new form of cheating, and I know some peopl...read more

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    by Julianne Havens

    Does the internet encourage infidelity? Perhaps encourage wouldn't be the best word choice. The internet definitely enables infidelity. The internet provides anonymity, access, and opportunity. Whether a person chooses...read more

  • 19 of 44

    by Jennifer Walker

    Not only does the internet encourage cheating it makes it easy,acceptable and somewhat guilt free. Take a look at any online dating site and 25% of the men are married and my guess is there is another 25% who are lying and...read more

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    by Francesca Collins

    The Internet, as it is today - is an inanimate object. It has no body, mind, spirit or soul. The only 'life' it has, is from its users. This being said, who could honestly believe that the Internet encourages anything - le...read more

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