Ethical cheating, now this is something I've got to hear for myself. The last time I checked, ethics was about the basic principles of right action. Is there now a form of cheating that is considered right?
Proponents of open marriage believe they have the answer to eliminate cheating between married couples. An open marriage is like any other marriage except for the explicit agreement to allow each other to have other sexual partners aside from each other. This is what they refer to as an ethical form of cheating. Husbands and wives can engage in the sexual act with other people either alone or as a couple with consensual permission. However, they draw the line in any emotional involvement believing that such involvement should be strictly reserved for the legal spouse.
Jealousy is said to be put in check by being honest to each other about the other physical relationships. An open marriage is comparable to the relationship existing between a swinging couple who typically have swinging partners for their extramarital sexual adventures. Both arrangements talk about prioritizing the legal spouse above anyone else thus sexual adventures fall behind marital duties and responsibilities. Other than that, each enjoys just about all the freedom they want in the sexual aspect.
Apparently, cheating as we regularly define it only comes into the picture when one engages in any sexual activity with another without the knowedge of the legal partner. Has this set-up completely eradicated infidelity in a relationship? Statistics would show that it has not. Time and again we see how impossible it is to completely separate physical from emotional involvement at all times. No matter how liberal a couple's psyche may be, there are bound to be limitations in their human capacity to adapt to an idea that challenges instituted social norms and conduct.
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