ELIZABETH WRIGHT writes:

Perhaps you’ve seen this story of two selfish monsters who rationalize their destruction of both of their families.  It wasn’t so  long ago that even the New York Times would not have celebrated the remarriage of this man and woman, who “fell in love” with someone else’s spouse, and consider their decision to leave their children acceptable, because they are “soul mates.”  I mean, this is really stunning.

Laura writes:

Adultery was once shameful. Now it is heroic.

It takes courage to follow one’s feelings.

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Ilion T. writes:

“It takes courage to follow one’s feelings.” 

Telling a woman, “Follow your heart,” is like telling a man, “Follow your … libido.”

Jill F. writes:

When the newness of their sin wears off, this couple will experience shame and regret; it’s almost inevitable. If they deny that they feel any shame or regret, their emotions will spill over into anger and frustration at their new spouse for not being the answer to the emptiness inside themselves.

Although the article almost reads like an advertisement for divorce and remarriage, those of us who witnessed this scenario playing out hundreds of times in the 60’s and 70’s know the ugly end result; lonely old people estranged from their children and grandchildren. We know because we were the children being told to celebrate something that shattered our world and we knew it was wrong.

Selfishness does not pay…we reap what we sow.

Laura writes:

Well said.

Perhaps busyness in work and play will temporarily distract this couple from what they have done, but they, their children and their grandchildren face chaos ahead.

All the relatives and friends who have gone along with this, who have failed to say to this man and woman, “Look, if you do this, I want nothing more to do with you,” deserve to be part of the wreckage. They also have sinned. 

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