Strong emotional and psychological impact I believe that adultery is the same as any other crime, such as stealing and murder. It affects a lot of people, and the emotional and psychological impact on the people involved can be devastating. Research has proven that children from broken families are less likely to become successful in life, as well as having psychological issues of their own.



A corporate spy can serve jail time for committing a Criminal Breach of Trust, so why should this be any different? A marriage is built on trust, and as such, any action that betray said trust should be made punishable by law. Report Post

I don't see one reason why it should not be. Most factors I describe here were caused solely by my father cheating. I have been cheated upon myself by the only person I ever loved, Which lead me downward a suicidal spiral and thus far made it impossible for me to date anyone again. More importantly, However, My father has cheated on my mother for over 30 years. . . And it fucked us up. My mother, My siblings and I we all suffer from depression. My sister suffered with bullemia for 14 years and moved out in her teens, Did all kinds of hard drugs and so on. My brother has never had a relationship in his entire life. He's in his mid 30s now. He hardly ever speaks his mind and is constantly frustrated and aggressive. He gets drunk and high multiple times a week to cope with his problems and he works a shitty job despite a good degree. Sometime's I'm quite worried about him. My mother. . . Is fucked up. I mean she probably belongs into an institution and it pains me to say that because I have always been closer to her due to the fact that my father was rarely home (probably f***ing his bitch, You know :) )I have never experienced my mother without her mental illness. She is not only depressed but also increddibly delusional, Extremely submissive, Passive agressive, A caffeine addict (in the sense that it isn't funny) and never sleeps, Which lead to her having health problems people 20 years older than her have. I had a dream a few days ago that she wanted to kill herself and I did because I am incresingly becoming more worried. The sad truth is we treat her rough as well sometimes because unfortunately all her disorders do make her slightly difficult to be around sometimes, As much as I love her. . . And whenever I go off on her I feel like an awul person aferwards. Then finally, There's me. I fell in love with my dog as a child because I simply could not love people. I cannot ever remember a time in my life where I was not depressed. I promised myself at 10 years of age that I would kill myself by the age of 18 and up until my 18th birthday I made a plan to succeed in this. Luckily I did not manage to kill myself as of now but I do still struggle pretty much every day. Every time I come home to my parents I get an increddibly awful feeling and want to leave immidiately. A few other things about myself. . . I used to self harm for 10 years, Which I still struggle with to this day. I almost dropped out of high school due to my depression. I got into an awful relationship solely because I did not understand that love was not meant to be one sided. If I had known that your partner not showing any type of affection whatsoever was not infact normal I would have saved myself a lot of trouble. Could write more but just know. . . Cheating fucks people. Posted by: ilikepudding Report Post

It ruins lives of many Probably 50% of all marriages/relationships are ruined by adultery/cheating (if not more).

It does not merely affect the victim (the faithful partner)! Due to the pain and trauma it destroys entire personalities which furthermore affects everyone around that victim, Like parents, Kids, Friends, Career (job, University, School. . . ).



People have committed suicide by virtue of this pain. Artists have died and personalities and characters eradicated.

It is scientifically proven that a broken heart is more painful than a gun shot. Broken heart syndrome is a very real thing. It suffices to get your heart broken while you are very young (for instance at age 22) in order to suffer of the clinical symptoms of a broken heart syndrome, Where tiny scars appear due to tiny, Constricted blood vessels in the heart.

Once this occurred you are prone to the pain randomly or at any given susceptibility to emotions like love or simply remembering what happened. It is torture for the rest of once life, Without a hope of ever loving again. Because real wounds don't recover in time. Report Post

Yes it should be for a number of reasons. How many men have had to pay alimony to an ex-wife with whom he divorced because she was unfaithful? How many lives have been ruined over this act? Cheating is a blow that can ruin someone's life financially and mentally and can cause chain reactions to other negative incidents. When I was cheated on, I was mentally stronger than most and simply just left her, Now living a happy life. But others can be psychologically traumatized by this act especially when they witness it. Posted by: ttjg371 Report Post

Yes, It should be illegal! These people should be locked up. It should be especially illegal for couples who have kids because cheating is one of the worst things that can destroy a family and traumatize a child. I think two years in jail should be enough. While couples who don't have kids should be gone a little bit easier on. Report Post

Bodily fluids? Yes this should be a criminal act because of the use of intent to cause harm physically and mentally. Then here comes the other argument sexually transmitted diseases and HIV. We as society need to see how serious this is bodily fluid from an individual not of the marriage is being introduced to an unwilling and unaware spouse. That is and should be out lined as the crime all of what is said. To make it fair 7 year minimum because of the danger involved to unknowing party this is malicious intent by the other spouse. I can keep going on about this but this is enough I could put children's welfare and mental abuse under this too and keep going with the other party. I yield my time Posted by: Zestybullets Report Post

People jump into marriage too fast To many people who aren't married, Marriage represents the "happily ever after" they saw growing up watching disney movies.



From the standpoint of the non-primary money maker (most of the time the woman), Getting married provides a ton of benefits with no repercussions for cheating. Worst comes to worse, Divorce him and take half his money for the rest of his life.



The system is skewed too far in the favor of the non-primary money maker. If adultery were made illegal, Among other things this would help balance out the system. If the man cheats and it's illegal, Then she gets both his money and he gets jail time. I think this is fair.



If the woman cheats she has no money to give but at least she'll get jail time. This would make it more fair.



The result will be people not jumping into marriage so quickly, Which is good for everyone. Report Post

Individualism produces rarely produces anything of value To start, It should be noted that we aren't free, And can never be free. We, Our conscious stream of thoughts as nearly all perceive, Has no authorship over our unconscious minds. Our unconscious minds are giant stew, Formed by an enormous number of factors including environment, Genetics, Genetics, And more.



This fact undermines all direct appeals to individual liberty, As we liberty is an intellectual construct that we project onto ourselves to make our lives seem more meaningful than they actually are.



Thus, Enlightenment ideals are founded on principles that can now be rejected based on advancement in neuro-science.



The foundation for personal liberty is not in its inherent value, As it has none, It is in the degree that it improves the well-being of the individuals of a community/society. Where the cost of individual liberties to the individual and the society outweighs the benefits, The liberties can be limited within reason.



To the topic at hand:

If one can divorce oneself of the pleasures and enticing nature of sex, And instead view it as it is best served for the well-being of individuals in a community/society, It is very easy to see the destructive and subversiveness nature of affairs/adultery for what they are. They should be admonished socially, And enforced legally. This will develop a much stronger, Healthier, Impassioned, Beautiful, Productive, Inspired society.



I wish I had more characters, But it should be clear to all that whatever pleasures the individuals receives from adultery, Are far outweighed by the cascading effects on the culture and community off those that surround the adulterers.



The very real and potent effects of normalization CANNOT be negated in looking at issues at these. Those that say "it should be between only the involved parties", Clearly are seriously lacking in their understanding of the weigh ideas and actions are spread through a population, And the effects of normalization/ impressioning. Report Post

Yes it should The victim can be psychologically traumatized. Should be classed as assault. Both men and women do it so it's more than fair to make it a crime. Crime and punishment is based on morals and having punishment for adultery is, In my opinion, Setting a moral standard for relationships e. G. Not cheating. Report Post