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Should people be 'fined' for cheating in marriage?
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Depending on the country, cheating spouses have to pay settlements when it's discovered and ends in divorce.
Could you maybe expand your thoughts on the subject first?
I don't think the title itself is very conducive to discussion.
I don't think the title itself is very conducive to discussion.
No. Fines disproportionately affect poor people and it would just end up with more people in prison.
Seems like a thread made to stir shit up and it's not going as well as they hoped lol
Hell no. The court system is already backed up.
Your only remedy is what you do with yourself afterwards. Better people are potentially down the line!
Your only remedy is what you do with yourself afterwards. Better people are potentially down the line!
No, it's really not self-explanatory. Why would you ask this in the first place? Do you have a case to make? A point? Do you want yes/no answers?
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Someone physically cheats on the spouse. Fined as in its a minor offense. Not a criminal one.
You're looking for the word "sue", OP. Fined makes it sound like the government is peeping into the bedroom.
Anyway I can see the case for it. If it's implied in a marital contract that you wouldn't cheat, and you do cheat, then that's breaking the contract. What kind of penalties that should be associated with it though I'm not sure.
I heard this used to be a law in Taiwan, but the wife would usually be magnanimous and not sue a cheating husband, but husbands were a lot more likely to take revenge on cheating wives and so the law disproportionately impacted women.
Anyway I can see the case for it. If it's implied in a marital contract that you wouldn't cheat, and you do cheat, then that's breaking the contract. What kind of penalties that should be associated with it though I'm not sure.
I heard this used to be a law in Taiwan, but the wife would usually be magnanimous and not sue a cheating husband, but husbands were a lot more likely to take revenge on cheating wives and so the law disproportionately impacted women.
Is this your stance? Do you believe cheating should be a something worthy of a fine?
No of course not.
Also, is it just me who gets irritated when people post a thread but don't contribute anything beyond the title's question? Just curious if I'm in need of a break!
Also, is it just me who gets irritated when people post a thread but don't contribute anything beyond the title's question? Just curious if I'm in need of a break!
What makes genuinely good and faithful relationship so cool is that they are not obligatory by some sort of penal law (not just in marriage but generally speaking). I'd argue that having an honest spouse means a lot more because there is no fine for cheating. Keeping the fidelity because the relationship is the end, not a means to some other end like to avoid a fine, is what makes fidelity so much more special.
When the government tries to come in and regulate what behavior is acceptable in romance or friendships, like they're some sort of business transaction, it's always a bad thing.
When the government tries to come in and regulate what behavior is acceptable in romance or friendships, like they're some sort of business transaction, it's always a bad thing.
no but ideally the person that cheated shouldn't get a dime after the divorce from the partner and if kids are involved it should favor the person who isn't the cheater. The government is already involved in divorce and this should play a factor.
I know all way too complicated to implement.
I know all way too complicated to implement.
I find it abhorrent and don't even like seeing it portrayed in media personally.. but no, of course not.
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Yeah sue I guess, but nothing crazy. No more than a few thousand USD.
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