Abstract
This paper discusses the moral issue of adultery. It defines marriage as based on conditional promises including sexual exclusivity, trust, and maintaining a good relationship with one another. The paper goes on to discuss that when partners in a marriage agree to allow sexual relationships with other people, then having affairs is not adultery. The person must be open and honest to the marriage partner and as long as the person took care of the physical and mental needs of the partner.

Tags:marriage, adultery, culture

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This paper examines the long-range effects of their sin on Arthur Dimmesdale and Hester Prynne after committing adultery in Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter". The paper analyzes both characters as marked people.

From the Paper
"In "The Scarlet Letter" the long-range effects of adultery on Arthur Dimmesdale and Hester Prynne are remarkably similar even though Arthur keeps his sin hidden and Hester's has been revealed to the world. While Hester must wear the scarlet A for adultery, the scarlet token of infamy on her breast. Dimmesdale often covers his own breast with his hand as if wearing the A himself with all its mysterious horror, it is but the shadow of what he bears..."

Tags:Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter, Dimmesdale, Hester Prynne, adultery, effects

Abstract
This paper discusses adultery and its causes. The paper focuses on the empty nest syndrome and presents various points about the syndrome and how it may contribute to an extramarital affair. In addition, the writer provides suggestions on how to avoid empty nest syndrome based adultery.

From the Paper
"In recent years the topic of adultery has moved from hushed whispers behind closed doors to the evening news and presidential inquests. Adultery has been splashed on every magazine cover, and discussed on every talk show and is no longer the taboo topic that it used to be. There are many situations that trigger adultery including the empty nest syndrome. When children grow up and move away the parents are often left with an almost bottomless pit of loneliness and emptiness. This can cause someone to turn to outside companionship in an effort to fill that void, and the result is an extra marital affair. There are many reasons that an empty next leads to an affair and there are several things that can be done to counteract its temptation."

Tags:affairs, extramarital, loneliness, cheat, betrayal

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This paper discusses how, when a book is published today that includes the story of an affair between a married man and/or woman, hardly anyone raises an eyebrow in protest, since, in today's society, extramarital affairs occur regularly in real life and even more so in literature and films. It looks at how the situation was quite different in earlier centuries when affairs were looked upon much differently, and novels covered the topic of marriage, but not of illicit love affairs. From works such as D.H Lawrence's "Lady Chatterley's Lover" and modern-day films such as "The Good Girl", it attempts to show how the subject takes on a much greater significance in the past than its media portrayal today.

From the Paper
"In the 20th century, the theme of adultery has become much more common, especially since it is more acceptable and openly discussed in Western society. However, it many cases, the results are not any more reassuring. In his 1998 novel Rabbit, John Updike has Rabbit cheat on Janice and indirectly cause the death of his daughter. In the second book of the series, he separates from Janice, but cheats on his girlfriend, who is killed in a fire. In the third book, he is prevented from consummating his lustful desires and nobody dies. But in the fourth novel, he cheats on Janice yet again. It is the same theme of adultery as in 19th century literature, but this time the book is written with humor and fun. And, once again, the readers can actually imagine that they, too, could be or have been a character like Rabbit. For Rabbit is the story of every person a mixture of the good and the bad."

Tags:love, affairs, marriage, rabbit, lady, chatterley, madame, bovary

From the Paper
" ADULTERY AND THE MEDIA
Introduction
This research paper presents an evaluation of adultery and how it is treated in the media. Incidence and prevalence of adultery are noted. The history of media coverage, values, attitudes, and beliefs, and current media coverage of adultery are discussed.

Incidence & Prevalence
The National Opinion Research Center reports that 20 percent of American men and 10 percent of American women are not faithful in their marriages and gender is the most constant predictor of marital infidelity. Media reports cite higher percentages. Alfred Kinsey stated that around half of the men and a quarter of the women in his samples had committed adultery. Playboy.."

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Adultery and infidelity have become a very prominent problem in today's society. They are spreading faster than many people could imagine and are almost uncontainable. This paper examines the various issues surrounding unfaithfulness in the genders such as history, the media, religion and how adultery can possibly be prevented from the beginning.

From the Paper
"Way back in time, adultery was considered as a serious crime, as murder is considered today. Those people who were caught in extra-martial affairs were either shunned from their communities or were subjected to massive humiliation. These steps were taken to frighten people who would be prone to committing acts of adultery. Adultery was something that lower class people would be involved in because it was such a dirty thing. Today our culture has gone from adultery being the worse thing a person could do, to now being something that's considered common amongst everyone. Why people commit adultery can sometimes still be a blunder. Groups in society think it's because the person isn't receiving all of his or her requirements at home, and others think it's a sick habit."

Tags:affair, marriage, humiliation, sex

Abstract
The paper looks at how in an article entitled "Is Adultery Immoral?", Wasserman (1975) states that: "I doubt that there are many, if any, necessary conditions for marriage; but even if there are, a commitment to sexual exclusivity is not such a condition" (pp. 206-207). The paper asserts that in making this statement, Wasserman (1975) flies in the face of accepted Western ethics and religious doctrines that have prevailed for thousands of years. Yet, the paper goes on to show how Wasserman (1975) is not alone in this seemingly outrageous statement; there are many people arguing in favour of polyamory.

From the Paper
"In an article entitled "Is Adultery Immoral?", Wasserman (1975) states that: "I doubt that there are many, if any, necessary conditions for marriage; but even if there are, a commitment to sexual exclusivity is not such a condition" (pp. 206-207). In making this statement, Wasserman (1975) flies in the face of accepted Western ethics and religious doctrines that have prevailed for thousands of years. Yet Wasserman (1975) is not alone in this seemingly outrageous statement. As we shall see,..."

Tags:love, polyamory, monogamy

Abstract
"Hester Prynne, the protagonist in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, is ostracized from her community and forced to wear a cloth "A" signifying she has committed the sin of adultery. However, the novel is a condemnation not of Hester but of the community which has so harshly and hypocritically judged her

From the Paper
"Hester Prynne, the protagonist in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, is ostracized from her community and forced to wear a cloth "A" signifying she has committed the sin of adultery. However, the novel is a condemnation not of Hester but of the community which has so harshly and hypocritically judged her. Hawthorne's novel portrays both the inhumane effects of the cruel enforcement of the morality of Puritanism, and the courage and love of Hester as she lives to transcend that inhumane cruelty. Hester is shown to suffer not because she is evil, but because her human frailties have been judged evil by a community which refuses to accept such frailty in its members. Ironically, her lover is the man who represents more than any other those Puritan values. In Hawthorne's view, Hester is far more human and moral than the others in the community because she accepts ..."

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"Anne Boleyn was the second of the wives of King Henry VIII of England, and she was reported to be his favorite wife. The details of her life can be given in a short space--she was only 28 or 29 when she died at the hands of her husband, beheaded because she did not provide him with the heir (male) that he desired (she was the mother of Elizabeth I). She was born around 1507 and died in 1536. Henry became infatuated with her while he was married to Catherine of Aragon, and in order to marry the girl he had to divorce his wife, a step that required breaking with the Roman Catholic Church. Anne and Henry were married in January 1533, and Anne gave birth to Elizabeth in September. Henry soon lost interest in Anne, however, and after the stillbirth of a boy in 1536, he had her arrested and tried for adultery. She was beheaded on May 19, 1536. "

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This paper examines the book "Australian Literature: An Anthology of Writing From the Land Down Under" by Phyllis Edelson, a collection of tales and in particular an analysis of the section on relationships. It shows how like everyone else, the Australians have their problems with relationships and how these stories illustrate the problems and the best things, about relationships in Australia. It evaluates how from this selection of stories, it seems that many Australians suffer from bad marriages, where adultery is the key to survival and any form of happiness.

From the Paper
"Women of course play heavily in these tales, because they are central to the male/female relationships. They also seem to suffer more than the men in the stories do, but that is the same in every culture, it seems. In these stories, the women are all the victims, and the men are the winners. They have all they want, and do not regret their indiscretions at all. This could be related to culture, because Australian men are not known for their sensitivity, but more their brash recklessness, and it shows in these stories, where they get all the women they want, while the women have little choice in the matter.
One of the most interesting characteristics of all these short stories is the feeling of hopelessness that surrounds them. Not one of the characters is ultimately happy in these stories, and it is depressing to think this is the general outlook on relationships and love, no matter the gender. The stories seem to be saying that love is impossible to find, no matter who or how you love. This seems to be based on their outlook, which may have something to do with Australian culture, but the relationships themselves are not based on any form of culture or belief, they simply seem to be bad relationships."

Tags:men, women, marriages, adultery, culture