Seeing people cheat on significant others makes me physically sick...

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Every time I see someone cheating on their significant other, whether it be girlfriend, boyfriend, wife or whatever, it literally makes me sick. Even if it's just on TV, it just makes me feel awful. Is that normal? I've been dating my boyfriend for almost 5 years and he's never cheated or anything, but I always think about it when I see that stuff. It also pertains to movies that have cheating in them that are supposed to be funny. I know they're not real, but I don't know I've cried many times, and even thrown up. Recently I was watching this wife swapping show where the husband was a model, and he was kissing and flirting with this other model in a photo shoot. I cried for like an hour. It makes me feel really dumb, but for some reason it really hurt me to see that. Does that happen to anyone else, or am I just crazy?!

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  • [Old Memory]
    13 years ago

    It's disgusting. Peoples' morals are dwindling; I cannot wait until this world ends or something because I cannot deal with this kind of society. And what's even worse are the comments here of people yelling you to "get off your high horse" or "it's the 21st century" or something... just because everyone is a slut doesn't make it right.

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  • lapasador
    14 years ago

    i feel disgusted by people who cheats too, and i also feel like im not normal because everybody else think like its normal nowadays...

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  • Lacrimosa_Insanity
    14 years ago

    Dear writer,

    It's normal and i get that way too.
    My problem is im too empathetic, i always put myself in that situation, which often times makes me cry. I always thought i was strange and i had no idea that others could feel this way too. I often cry after hearing about anybody who's cheated, and i have no sympathy for somebody who has. zero tolerance, i dont want to hear it, and i dont want to feel it....
    your story helped me feel better about myself, thanks.
    take care

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    • loveisunconditional
      14 years ago

      To the comment above, I felt inspired to say something here...
      Its hard to believe that the issue is that you're too empathetic when you're only willing to empathize with one side of the equation. Zero tolerance is about as unempathetic as it gets, in my opinion. It seems like a complete lack of willingness to see the humanity in someone (probably because doing so may illicit some fear in you that you would rather keep dormant). That is basically the opposite of empathy, do you think?

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      • Lacrimosa_Insanity
        14 years ago

        thanks for commenting on my comment lol.

        When you put it that way, i guess youre right. so if its not empathy i feel, then what i wonder? I've never been cheated on myself, yet when i hear about it happening it not only sickens me, but i feel as though its actually happening to me. When i hear about it, i end up feeling so terrible.
        I can of course see how it can happen, if youre not passionate about a person and you find somebody you ARE passionate with or just like better, or you get too drunk one night and wake up in somebody elses bed... but, i think that somebody who cheats and is aware about it, lies to their mate, and continues their acts... is despicable. There is the option for a breakup or divorce, or at least coming clean to your partner.. i dunno. I think you're right, Its just something i dont like to think about, because it makes me feel so terrible.

        :)

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  • lynny4949
    14 years ago

    Omg!!! I'm sl glad I'm not the only one who feels like this! It also makes me sick that it is a possible thing that could happen to me ... Again.

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  • Kat444
    14 years ago

    I think it's normal. It's just so depressing to see people so easily betray each other.

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  • fanofthexx
    7 years ago

    I think it's normal. It happens to me all the time.

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  • Riddler
    10 years ago

    Yes

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  • housecat
    14 years ago

    It's kinda weird that you felt bad watching wife-swapping, since that is totally consensual, right? Maybe you have this negative emotion anchored to this kind of situation for some reason. Anything like that happen in your past and affected you negatively?

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  • Dillan
    14 years ago

    Come on get off your high horse, we are in the 21st century. Worry about your own style, if others wanna have fun then why not, as long as no one is forcing you.

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  • Jim_Pfoss
    14 years ago

    I think that, as an emotion, moral indignation is rather out of style these days.
    Honestly, get your knuckles off of the ground and come dancing to hell with the rest of us.

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