Are You a Cheater?

In relationships almost anything can be forgiven, that is with the exception of cheating. The one place you can never return from is the dreaded shadow-land that is The Cheaters Kingdom. No matter what you do or say your cheating will hang over you like a cheap, ill-fitting Salvation Army coat whose stench remains behind long after you’ve stopped wearing it.
Was that last line a tad melodramatic? I was trying to drive the point home and I think I might have gone a little overboard.
Well I suppose when your relationship is going swimmingly, when there is no temptation, it’s easy to judge those that visit the murky depths of cheating. Why on earth don’t they just speak to their partner, why don’t they tell them how they feel? How hard can it really be to communicate with the person you supposedly love!
Apparently it’s not as simple as that. For some people it’s like a calling that they just can’t ignore. A bit like having the best chocolate cake you’ve ever taste in your fridge when you’re on diet.
Whatever the reasons I don’t believe it’s OK to cheat. I think it’s gutless. I do, however, understand  - on some level – how it can happen. It’s so easy to dress things up, so tempting to throw a fancy dress party where the guest of honour is your conscience. It requires less guts than doing the right thing, but it definitely appeals to the coward in all of us.