Temptation Island
After last night’s Mortified show, I found myself chatting about infidelity with one of the other performers. “Kyle” is the kind of guy that everyone’s mama warned them about and the type of character that inspires many a CW bad boy. He’s also exceptionally smart and entertaining, so I’ll forgive his predatory nature.
Kyle told me a little story about a woman that he met a year ago at SXSW. The woman was apparently married, but that didn’t stop her from sidling up to Kyle at the bar. A few hours later, he found himself back at her house. Dying to know why she’d chosen him as her first extra-marital, extra-curricular activity, he asked why she was cheating on her husband with him. The woman looked down at her hands. “I’m not going to leave my husband for you,” she said sadly, as if she was about to break his poor little heart. Kyle, of course, tried not to laugh in her face.
The conversation left me with a lot to think about. When you get married, you make a vow to stay faithful until “death do you part.” It would seem to follow that breaking that vow would be a more serious decision than choosing to spontaneously hooking up with some hot guy at a bar. In some ways, the woman’s decision reminded me of that really ridiculous reality show, Temptation Island. Except no one won.
Well, except maybe Kyle.
Ladies and gents… get your pencils and pens ready. I am adding a new question to our list of road trip questions… how do you remain faithful after marriage when the world is one big temptation island?
Tags: wedding anxiety, wedding vows
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Good question. Thankfully, I haven’t been tested on this one yet.
I think installing a secret GPS tracker on people’s iPhones is bound to happen soon. The again, you’ll learn that when I saw I’m “at the office” that I’m really at a knitting class.
This is not amusing and perhaps simplistic of me, but my answer is still: No one else ever measures up to Josh, so why would I bother? You can barf now, if you would like.
Oh, I totally get you on this one, Heather. Besides, I’ve seen that college picture of Josh and I have to agree! Except for Chris, of course.
A little off the topic… but something strikes me as weird. How can you sleep with someone that at the same time you’re trying not to laugh in their face?
I think the secret to not cheating is kind of like not eating dessert- you think the dessert will be good, but in the end you know it will just make you fatter.