1/Let's say we have a culture where it's considered extremely bad to masturbate. You masturbate, of course. Now you're put into a position where, if you engage honestly with the rest of the community, you will be harshly punished. You can't be honest if someone asks what you
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I was going to reply against this, and then realised if you can't make a case against masturbation it's pretty difficult to make a case against cheating. Your thought experiments never fail to make me squirm a little in my seat.
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Cheating hurts people, though. It is a violation of trust and causes emotional harm. I'm not arguing for or against it but just because it doesn't draw blood doesn't mean it's not harmful.
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Before someone says it, masturbation is a solo activity and doesn't violate trust in the same way.
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No sorry, I'm the only person I can remember hearing say this
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I think you overestimate how available non-monogamous romantic agreements are for most people who want to participate in "polite society" (whatever that means at this point). Especially those who aren't digital natives.
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I don't think these things are analogous. If I am in a relationship with a mono person and she cheats on me, she is voluntarily going down a path that jeopardizes our relationship because it will change the way she feels about me and behaves toward me. (1/2)
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Maybe poly people don't behave this way, but mono people do, so I can handle poly relationships but I can't tolerate a mono partner who cheats on me. (2/2)
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