[dropcap]Y[/dropcap]es, tolerance levels and marital expectations differ. But in my own view, I can only encourage a married woman to forgive and endure anything in marriage except one thing: ADULTERY.
A man could hit a woman ‘mistakenly’, or in a fit of rage. She can walk away or live separately from him. A man can neglect to pay the bills. Maybe he’s broke. She can get a job. But what makes adultery unpardonable is that it is a DELIBERATE act. Check out the steps involved:
Admire babe. Toast babe. Request phone number. Book appointment. Pay for hotel. Drive to hotel. Kiss babe. Smooch babe. Remove clothes. Get an erection. Climb babe. Insert kininini. Vum-vum-vum. Cum. Go to bathroom. Clean up. Another round. Vum-vum-vum. Clean up again. Wear clothes. Book next appointment. Drive home. All these steps take several minutes, hours, days, weeks and months to execute. It’s no mistake.
It is the deliberateness to cheat, cover it up, and probably infect an innocent wife with STDs, HIV or AIDS that is so unpardonable. Any woman that can handle the betrayal plus the dishonesty is really strong. If women can go through the whole hog to ignore excessive male attention, I just don’t know why a man shouldn’t do same. My take: a cheating spouse can also kill. She should leave him. Or…. REVENGE!
Victoria Ibezim-Ohaeri is a graduate of the Harvard Law School. She is on Facebook.
The opinions expressed in this piece are solely those of the author.
