Strollerderby : infidelity

Husband's Genitals Lit on Fire For Cheating

JeanneSager — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 13:34:00 GMT

Think the headline says it all? Wait, there's more. The couple's three kids were in the house when their mom allegedly sprayed down her sleeping husband's package with "methylated spirits" - highly flammable denatured alcohol - then lit them with a candle.

New Zealand news reports say the guy suffered burns on more than 85 percent of his body; although his kids were rescued from the burning house unscathed.

OK, so the guy was obviously a tool to be stepping out on his wife and three kids. But let's get some perspective here. Want to really castrate this guy? Take his million dollar house in a divorce; don't burn the thing to the ground. And note to Mom: your husband might be a bad spouse, but lighting your house on fire with the kids in side makes you a bad mother . . . and a bit of a psychopath.

Thankfully, pyromania has been limited thus far in its use to cure straying spouses. So let this be a reminder to wronged moms everywhere: you lose your "I bore his children and this is how he repaid me" defense when you put the spawn of his seed at risk too.

Image/Source: 3 News

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Dishonesty Rampant in the Bedroom

Hannah Tennant-Moore — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:02:00 GMT

Men’s Fitness and Shape magazines have teamed up to bring us a survey revealing that men fake orgasms a surprisingly high amount of the time, women think most men are awful in bed, about 40 percent of both genders cheat, and other gems of human behavior.

In a survey of 10,000 people, the magazines found that a third of men have faked orgasms, women are much more willing to forgive infidelity than men (37 percent compared to 5 percent), and women find house chores sexier than gifts of jewelry, flowers, or chocolates.

Perhaps the most telling (and depressing) aspect of the survey is that 85 percent of men believe they please their partners every time they have sex. This is the same percentage of women who say they fake orgasms.

This survey makes me dream of a little something called honesty. Women, do you think he’s gonna get better in bed if you keep pretending you’re having a great time? And men, do you think your partner will never speak to you again if you occasionally can’t make it to what the New York Post so poetically terms the “finish line”? And how the heck do men fake orgasms anyway?

Photo: eHow

More People Cheating than Ever Before

Hannah Tennant-Moore — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:30:00 GMT

Eternal monogamy: the beloved ideal that about a quarter of Americans find impossible to uphold. Marital infidelity is on the rise, according to the New York Times. Since 1972, the General Social Survey has consistently found that about 10 percent of married people cheat, with men cheating almost twice as often as women (12 percent to 7 percent).

But analyzing infidelity trends over the last two decades has shown some marked changes. In 2006, 28 percent of men over 60 reported cheating at some point in their lives, compared to 20 percent in 1991 (Viagra went on the market ten years ago). And among older women, incidences of cheating have increased triplefold—from 5 percent to 15 percent.

We can’t chock this increased infidelity up to boredom after a silver anniversary because the trend holds true for couples under 35 as well. 20 percent of young men and 15 percent of young women now report treating, compared to 15 percent and 12 percent two decades ago.

Theories about the reasons for increased cheating largely center on the advent of the Internet and cell phones, which have made it easier to coordinate extra-marital encounters. But the marked increase in women’s infidelity is harder to explain: are women cheating more now because they are more likely to go on business trips or stay late at the office? Or are they simply more likely to report their infidelities now that there is less (though still much) social pressure for women to be chaste while men are applauded for their sexual exploits?

Whatever the reason, I must admit that I’m looking on the bright side of this increase in female infidelity. I’m certainly no champion of extra-marital affairs, but it happened at these relatively high rates even in hunting and gathering societies. So, if cheating must happen, why should men be the only ones in whom it is expected and even, to do some degree, accepted?

Image: New York Times

Woman Sells Evidence of Her Husband's Affair on Ebay

Hannah Tennant-Moore — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Oh, revenge can be such fun--particularly for uninvolved spectators.

An Australian woman returned home to find a pair of panties and an opened condom wrapper in her bed—the bed she had shared with her husband for 22 years. Wasting no time in declaring her discovery to all and sundry, she snapped a photo of the offending items and put it up for sale on Ebay, along with a description that left little to the imagination. Titling her piece “Empty Condom Packet and a Photo of the Tart’s Knickers,” the thoughtful woman did Ebay shoppers the favor of describing in detail this dramatic still life.

Of the panties, she writes, “They are so huge I thought they may make someone a nice shawl or, even better, something for Halloween perhaps.” Interestingly, the photograph juxtaposes the larger-than-life quality of the panties with the diminutive size of the condom wrapper, described by the artist as “size small.”

Next for sale on Ebay? Her husband’s Harley.

Photo: Ebay

When the Baby Isn't Yours

Kelly Mills — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 18:22:00 GMT

You know, it's probably one of a guy's worst fears. You find out your wife is pregnant--by another man. You are hurt. Devastated. Enraged. Well, unless...

I guess there's times it isn't all bad. I mean, it wasn't a Cub at least. And wow, the baby will be, well, amazing.

Check it out after the jump.

Maybe you can love the baby like it was your own...or more...

Can Cheatin' Save Your Relationship?

Kelly Mills — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 13:03:00 GMT

Affairs can obviously be relationship deal-breakers, but do they have to be? Marital therapist Andrew G. Marshall sounds off on the issue in the Times. This question is probably especially relevant for parents, because those of us with a partner at home aren't just in our relationships for good times and personal satisfaction and all that. We have children we raise together, so if our relationships lack a certain, um, bedroom va-va-voom, then perhaps straying can take the edge off all of that. Or a little side action can bring to light problems on the homefront that aren't getting addressed. But is it worth the risk?

I'll cut to the chase and say Marshall basically concludes with, "it would be better to recognise the signs that something is missing in your relationship and work on it. There might be unexpected benefits to the discovery of an affair, but the negatives–betrayal, jealousy and desire for revenge–can overwhelm everything else." So I guess the answer is no, don't do it. 'Course I think there's about three people in the world who had an affair because they honestly thought it would be a good idea and a relationship aid. The rest probably got caught up by all the things that actually motivate affairs, and that isn't going to stop any time soon. So, my question is this: Would you do it, or have you, and were there benefits? Would it be a deal-breaker if your partner cheated? Is it reasonable to stay together for the sake of the kids, and if having a side project helps with that, is it worth it?