Public Affair... Week 7 Blog

I was sitting at my computer a week ago and I was on Skype talking to my boyfriend. In the instant messaging side, another item popped up. I thought someone else was talking to me but it ended up being an advertisement. The advertisement was along the lines of this: “Are you married and wanting to have an affair? Well, you can. Just be sneaky and it’s okay. You won’t get caught.” Now that is a summary but basically that is what I found and I have to say that I was surprised about what I found. It was very discouraging to think how society is so accepting of something that is very hurtful to people. This was very upsetting to me because of what I have believed in my whole life. I think that once a couple gets married, it is for life. I believe in being faithful and committed in a relationship because that is what makes a relationship successful. Things are bad enough in society today and people are being tempted all of the time by everyday things. There is no need for advertisements that shout unfaithfulness and selfishness at the top of their lungs. Having an affair is being advertised for this excitement. It says you won’t get caught and yet, most of the time, people do. It usually doesn’t end well for one person or the other. Also, I realized that our society is so focused on fun. It emphasizes that people need to do things that feel right and to act now. However, impulses aren’t always the answer. I don’t think that it feels right to hurt someone and go behind their back to do something sneaky.

I was shocked to see this public affair advertised and I have to say that it really upset me. I couldn’t believe that the society we live in today would encourage something along these lines. :(