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Originally Posted by Thrax  If all ethics are situational, then there are married individuals (or people in "committed" relationships) who can disregard their commitments of sexual monogamy to their respective spouses/SOs, and they still can be considered as NOT being cheaters in the world of swinging? |
No, it's still cheating, it doesn't matter
why they do it. Couples who knowingly participate with cheaters are "co-conspirators" even if they feel they are justified in doing it.
In criminal law, "conspiracy" to commit a crime carries almost the same penalty as committing the crime itself. So does "possession of stolen property" I don't see why it should be any different for somebody who "possesses" a cheater or "conspires" with him (or her) to cheat. BUT.......if my wife suddenly lost all interest in having sex, or in me altogether, and another woman offered to take her place in the bedroom, I might take her up on it. She would probably do the same if I stopped courting her.
That's what I mean by "situational ethics"