The Promotion of Infidelity
An interesting trend: the promotion of divorce by two separate business models. One for money, the other…. for money… but other interesting reasons. Here’s the scoop:
First, the bottom-feeders. Fetman, Garland and Associates law firm seems intent to earn their living creating misery (instead of a normal divorce attorney that merely just feeds on the discontent of others). Instead of waiting for the 75% of married couples that divorce before their 10th anniversary, these loathsome parasites are encouraging the practice. And true to form, they are making money with some guerrilla marketing practices, too.
The Ashley Madison Agency is next, and although they are similar, they have a different approach. Their tagline, ”When Monogamy Becomes Monotony” in interesting in and of itself… however their veiledpolyamorous message doesn’t stop there. (Note: Nothing wrong with polyamory, so log as all parties are in-the-know and on the same page.) In reviewing their website, almost all of their language, graphics, pictures and statistics are targeted toward women who are unhappy in their relationships. Clearly there is a market, which is why I wrote my book in the first place. But the most disconcerting part of this is that I can’t say I’m surprised.
Misery seems to be the modus operandi of marriage today. I suppose my question is: Why get married at all if you are just going to cheat. Many couples have open marriages, that “open” implies that both parties have knowledge of the other’s activities and intentions. An affair brings the connotation that it is (by definition) illicit, and one of the parties is in the dark.
Why cheat? You got married because you (hopefully) had some level of respect for that person. Why disrespect them on the way out?
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