Originally Posted by
TheEvilJester
Well, again, I'd have to disagree. I don't see how that is NOT unethical. To me, there's not much more unethical you can get. The married woman herself would certainly be much more unethical for being the one who is married and yet sleeps with somebody else anyway, but that doesn't make the other person in the equation in the free and clear since they aren't the one who is cheating on their partner.
Of course, that is completely different if the married woman is part of an open relationship. Some people do that and then there is nothing unethical about it at all since both married partners agree to the arrangement.
But I don't see how knowingly sleeping with somebody who is married is in NOT completely unethical unless it is an open marriage type situation. I mean, again, I'd even consider it unethical to flirt with somebody you know is married (or even just in a relationship) but I could at least accept the argument that I could be wrong (or that it could be open to personal interpretation) for that. Because, really, flirting CAN just be innocent fun so long as it doesn't cross a line and so long as you aren't told to knock it the Hell off and yet choose to continue anyway.
Truth be told, though.... maybe I'm wrong. It isn't like I have had much/any success in love, so maybe I'm too damned old-fashioned to succeed in love in the world we live in these days. But... honestly, if that is the case I think I'm okay with that. Because I'd personally rather stick to my morals and beliefs and have to be alone than to compromise them in order to find love by any means necessary. Maybe it works for other people, and as long as they have at least some reasonable boundaries (as you obviously do, Hooo) then I don't begrudge them their differing opinions at all. It just isn't for me.