Infidelity – the easy way to fame.

They say “Behind a successful man there is a woman and behind an unsuccessful man there are two - or more in some cases”.

Infidelity probably one of most discussed topics of these days all over media. Do you ever wonder why?

This is probably the most dangerous poison for any relationship and yet it has becoming a popular medium to become the cynosure. In fact it becoming a “must do” celebrities act. I can’t remember the last time I opened a news site or turned on the radio and did not hear it in the news.

It worked pretty well for “Tiger Woods” as if he was desperate for more publicity. But the truth is like a lot of other people he also has feet of clay. Talk about publicity craving - “Ricky Martin”announced that he is Gay as if people were just dying to hear about his preference of partner.

Is this prevalent mostly in marital relationships or does it happen in just about any relationship? At some point I used to think that its only men who have “the seven year itch” but the media has proved me wrong. I can’t believe the number of women who succumb to this.

• Why is it that after a few years of being together, we tend to seek the gratification of our superficial desires from someone other than our better half? Is it out of boredom or due to petty differences or is it just that you want to try something new?
  
• Do you crave for it because it is a forbidden fruit?
  
• Does it add spice to your life?
• Do marital vows have any meaning or is it just a formality that we go through to get hitched?
• Do people ever think of the impact of their deeds on their partner or their kids?
• Why do we want to make our life more complicated by doing so than it already is?
• Why is it that a man typically thinks that it’s “Ok” for a male to do so but not for a “female”. What are these men smoking? Who gave them the right to think so? Are they being MCP’s (Male Chauvinist Pigs)?

The easiest answer to most of these questions seems to be “I don’t know”. We see it in movies everyday so can you blame media for promoting it?

The periphery of this word is beyond anyone’s imagination. It not only happens in relationships but is applicable to most common things we do in our day to day life for example finances in the form of sneaky spending behind your partner’s back, job – back biting, exams – cheating, procrastinating - when you know that something really needs your attention, hogging on desserts when trying to lose weight and blaming it on stress, circumstances etc.

Are human beings basically weak by nature or does circumstances have any role to play in this? Should they just expect these things to happen at some point in the life or is there a way to be strong and fight these desires? Think about it….