Infidelity

Infidelity, to cheat, lie and betray. All these attributes can lead to people being hurt, both mentally and physically. Yet, why then is it that infidelity is looked on as just an occurrence that takes place in life.
Most people blame the rise of infidelity to images that are portrayed in the media. Through programmes such as ‘Eastenders’ people see actors living lives through their characters which seem to be having affairs at least twice a week, thus the audience, constantly viewing, may see infidelity to be less wrong because it is just a regular occurrence, it becomes a social norm, that you should expect to be betrayed at some point in your life, seemingly.
But what other reasons may there be for infidelity? The phrase, “Once a cheater always a cheater…I don’t think anyone, no matter how strong their relationship is, can avoid the temptation to cheat if they thought they could get away with it.” (Shell Slawinski)
So perhaps it has to do with past. If a person has gotten away with it once, then they believe, psychologically that they can get away with it again. Same as a child getting away with something with their parents, or someone stealing something from a store, they are going to keep pushing and pushing until they know when they reach their limit, or are court. This could be the same with infidelity. When people are in a young teenage relationship, perhaps 17 or so, they wish to look the ‘big one’ in the group and play ‘get with who ever they feel like it, when ever they feel like it‘, knowing that they have the security of someone waiting for them at home.
As they have gotten away with it then, they can perhaps grow up believing that they can continue to do so.
However, because they have not experienced the experience of betrayal themselves, but just betrayed others, they do not know what those feelings are, if they did then perhaps they would have a different approach to their life.
Infidelity is wrong, people end up getting hurt. We are all human, all equal, therefore we have no right to hurt your upset anyone else. Thus you should not enter a relationship if you believe you will have the idea of cheating on your partner.