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

[quezz.livejournal.com]

We don't know what's going on here, and I find it pretty hypocritical that a group of people who actively choose to buck the norm and engage in similar behaviors under a different name would be so quick to judge.

As I said in a longer post on this thread: how you dress it doesn't mean it's not the same thing. I don't know enough to judge, especially after observing some of the intrigues that go on in the poly crowd.

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

I think you are reading judgment into my comment where no judgment is being made.

We're all influenced by greater social forces, whether we like to admit it or not.