is infidelity that rampant?

@ddaguno (3107)
Philippines
October 18, 2012 11:30am CST
I have noticed that most of the movies that come out here in the PI nowadays are either about infidelity or mistresses. Last month there was "The Mistress" then "A Secret Affair." I also saw a commercial about a new series "A Beautiful Affair" All about being unfaithful. Last year we watched "No other woman" and it was about a married man who had a relationship with a girl who begged him to stay even after he broke the affair after the wife found out. Sadly, i had a friend who was able to relate to that story because she was the 'other woman' When i watched "the mistress" there were sighing and 'ouches' that could be heard inside the movie house. It seems like the situations shown in the movie has also happened to them personally. Why is it so hard for people to stay faithful to their wives/husbands. This is one reason why i dont want to get married
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@jenny1015 (13366)
• Philippines
13 Jan 13
Temptations could be everywhere. And you should not be afraid to get married. Why would you refuse yourself to be happy just because you fear of being cheated on? Although it is always possible that someone might cause your relationship to crumble, but I think that if you do have a very strong relationship with your partner, no matter how much these temptations would come, you would still make that relationship stronger than ever. Stories pertaining to the lives of married couple who encounters a problem because of a third party being involve is very common. It does happen in real life. And I think that it is one part of our lives that we should try to look at in a different perspective. You would notice that even if the story does involve infidelity, the husband still comes back to his wife. It has never been given that credit in the movies that a mistress should triumph over the real wife. It never happened. Producers would still want to impart a positive value towards its movie goers. However, some movies would want to point out the reason why women, in particular do fall for married men. Well, some would intentionally look for married men because of material things, but others happen by accident. The realities of life.....it is hard to understand why these happen.
@mikyung (2232)
• Philippines
19 Oct 12
I think, "betrayal" is a trending issue nowadays. We are all subjected to that word. Anyone can betray us, an old friend, a relative or even our partners. Though I have been betrayed for a couple of times, I managed to stay on the mainstream, live my usual life and do whats best on what I have. Infidelity is something I fear to happen in my life, but I must be prepared to face anything now.
@Paper_Doll (2373)
• Philippines
19 Oct 12
It is the works of evil. Like what the evil did to Job, he is doing everything to ruin our faith and turn our backs to God. People who cheat with their partners do not realized that by doing so, they are making the devil happy. The devil knows that we are weak and so taking advantage of us. Most people no longer follows the bible's teachings and so they did not know how to handle the situation when the evil strikes them. People no longer fear God. I have never watch those movies as I believe that watching those, in one way or another, can harm my relationship. It can cause uneasiness and negative image in married life. People will think that this is what married life is all about. Like I always say, marriage is sacred and should be viewed that way. If only people will study the bible, they will know that there are guidelines in there how to have a successful marriage. If only people love God, they will know that this isn't what He wants for us. This is not the reason why He created us. God didn't want us to live this kind of life so he provided us the bible. Unfortunately, few people study it.
@natliegleb (5175)
• India
18 Oct 12
nowadays it has become the talk of the day and more people are quite a lot into it and we cant prevent it
@Dominique25 (9464)
• United States
19 Oct 12
I'm sure there are a lot of books written about why people are unfaithful to their spouse or partner. It doesn't just happen in marriage but also with couples who are dating. Some people are unhappy in their relationship and so look for love elsewhere. While others just don't want to resist the temptation to be with someone else. Either way it's a sad situation and often times ends in heartache.
@romzee (937)
• Philippines
19 Oct 12
Yes, I acknowledge the fact that infidelity is on the rise specially among the youth. Young generations today changes boyfriends or girlfriends just like changing clothes. For them love is just a game to play. I believe this is because of the strong influence by movies and televisions that make them believe that it is just an ordinary thing and many are doing it.
• United States
18 Oct 12
Well, yes and no. Yes, because there are many women out there are many women and men out there who can't keep it in their pants. They feel that they always have to have someone, and they feel that if they don't, then they must go ahead and cheat on them. I knew many people who were like this, and it does destroy lives. My advice to people who think about cheating, or who want to cheat, is to think about who will be affected by this? Why are you cheating on your spouse? If your marriage is that bad, then you might want to try counselling first, and if that doesn't work, then consider legal separation or divorce because that would be better than lying to the person that you are involved with. I do understand, and I know why people do this, but again, people can and do get hurt by this, so think twice.
@choybel (5042)
• Philippines
18 Oct 12
I guess it just shows how much more aware we are now of this situation and that we already accept the fact that this situation really exist more usually than we think. I have not watch the films entirely, only clips and parts of it but I do hope that the movies have good storyline and moral in it. I believe that you cannot blame it entirely on one person when affairs like this happen, everybody involve has at least a part to be blamed.
• Philippines
18 Oct 12
hi D, We have different stories in life though there are similarities Those who can't be honest and contented to their partners always have a reasons and justify it why they so such things but still it's infidelity no matter what the reason is. Some people has no contentment even when it comes to relationship happy mylotting