Weinergate Scandal: Is Tweeting the Same Thing as Cheating?
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2011/06/09 11:00:00
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As the first House Democrat called for Rep. Anthony Weiner to resign on Wednesday, average Americans were wondering: Is tweeting the same thing as cheating?
On one hand, we wouldn't want our significant other sending obscene pictures of himself to strange women online, thank you very much. But the married New York Democrat did seem to stop short of cheating, didn't he?
Not everyone agrees with that statement.
Jon Austin's wife, Amy, of Minneapolis told her hubby, "You'd be dead," according to The Associated Press. And her husband seemed to agree that Weiner cheated when he tweeted.
"Would you text it, post it, send it with your spouse looking over your shoulder?" asked Austin, 52, who works in public relations. "If yes, then it's not infidelity. If no, you're cheating."
Weiner admitted Monday that he engaged in inappropriate communication of a sexual nature with six women, both before and after his marriage. Do you think he cheated on his wife?
On one hand, we wouldn't want our significant other sending obscene pictures of himself to strange women online, thank you very much. But the married New York Democrat did seem to stop short of cheating, didn't he?
Not everyone agrees with that statement.
Jon Austin's wife, Amy, of Minneapolis told her hubby, "You'd be dead," according to The Associated Press. And her husband seemed to agree that Weiner cheated when he tweeted.
"Would you text it, post it, send it with your spouse looking over your shoulder?" asked Austin, 52, who works in public relations. "If yes, then it's not infidelity. If no, you're cheating."
Weiner admitted Monday that he engaged in inappropriate communication of a sexual nature with six women, both before and after his marriage. Do you think he cheated on his wife?
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Scott 2011/06/09 12:26:00Yes
+12I think it's a statement on society that the question is apparently so hard to answer. My personal feeling is that if I feel good about telling my better half about what I'm doing - then it's not cheating. If I feel a need to hide what I'm doing or lie about it - even if you won't call it cheating, it's not healthy for the relationship. And if you're happy with doing things that are unhelthy for the relationship, it doesn't matter if your cheating or not; you've already left the relationship.
The longer Rep Weiner stays onboard in the US Congress, the weaker the Democrats/Progressives become, as if obama hasn't done enough damage by now to keep the aforementioned out of power for at least a couple of generations.
JMHO
It isn't adultery, though.
Grateful for what? He should be grateful that his wife hasn't dumped him yet. If you are looking elsewhere for something you are not getting home, you should either talk to your spouse to remediate the situation or divorce. I have seen men who get a lot from their wives and still cheat.
THINK before you post any photos of yourself or anyone else. Could it cause harm or embarrassment? Will you regret it later?
Why he finds the need to do this and what kind of person does this may a little more disturbing than actual cheating.
But it is actually cheating? No. Was what he did illegal? No. Did he kiss or have sex with another woman? No. Did he even physically touch any other woman? No. Was he even in the same room as one of these other women? No.
Did he do anything illegal? No.
Immoral? Sure... I think so... but this is between his wife and him... and really should not have gone any further. She is the one who has to decide if and what she will do to her husband.
We can blow it up to be anything we want to, but it does not change the facts... which are that he did nothing illegal, and did not even touch another woman.
As far as what these people in congress do while being paid... I am frankly not too happy with any of them. At least Weiner was a kick ass Congressman and did fight for the people. When i see so many of these guys and gals... lying their asses off to the cameras day in and day out... and I am not talking about Weiners wanker lies... we all know about those... I am talking about all these fools who lie non stop for political gain, and do not give a rats ass about the truth. Hell, they go on the Sunday Talk shows and lie straight to the cameras... they lie on Fox news every single night, they lie non stop and for some reason... no one cares about those lies... but suddenly care about Weiners lies?
I care too, makes me very disappointed in the man. But he lied about personal stupidity, and not about public policy or the president.