Open mouth, spit out disgusting taste, close mouth

[drwex]

I am appalled. I probably shouldn't be. It's the Web, it's America. It's clearly commonplace. But... ugh.

I was trying to explain the difference between "discreet" and "discrete" to someone and went to Google for "discreet" to get a definition. What I got was narsty.

"Extramarital Affairs - Discreet Affairs - Discreet Relationships" - www.discreetadventures.com
"Discreet Housewife Dating" - www.lonelycheatingwives.com
"Affairs Made Simple" - AffairMatch.com
"Married Dating" - MarriedSecrets.com
"Married Dating Personals" - www.Desperate-Wife.com
"Lonely Housewives" - www.Married-Woman-Personals.com
"Extramarital Dating" - www.discreetadventures.com

And that's just on the first page.

I'm not exactly surprised - yes, I realize that there's a godawful lot of cheating going on. I am a bit taken aback by the brazen nature of the phenomenon. I suppose that ought not to surprise me, either. It's just more confirmation that I Am Not One Of Them.

Comments

[mizarchivist]

It's just more confirmation that I Am Not One Of Them

I often wonder what the hell kind of reality makes their monogamy and their cheating better than our "weirdo"ness. I'll be happily not normal if that's what they think is SOP.
Did you see that whozit of 5 things you can do to make your man jealous in a non-bad way a few weeks ago? I forget who mentioned it now, but I was totally grossed out by the mind games they thought were a good way to make him pay attention again. .... right. /rant

[drwex]

Yes, I saw that and I wrote a snap rant to the column editor. No response, of course.

[tisana.livejournal.com]

Saw that on Yahoo when I logged in to my email. It didn't seem particularly good...kind of like a watered-down version of The Rules. Yick.

[sweetmmeblue.livejournal.com]

That's the sort of thing I learned from my peers growing up. It made no sense to me then or now.