In keeping up with the latest developments in dealing with infidelity, it amazes me how the press in Africa and Asia addresses issues the mainstream media in the United States avoids. In those areas, the topic is addressed head-on, while here, the media either ignores or downplays infidelity.
It leaves me wondering if those areas know something that we don’t. I wonder if someone or several someones are keeping the American public in the dark about the dangers of infidelity.
In some cases, such as in the Huffington Post, or bloggers like Dan Savage and Michelangelo Signorile, infidelity is encouraged and traditional marriage ridiculed. When the institution of marriage is maligned and handled carelessly, it impacts how you view your own marriage.
This is a stark contrast to nations where marriage is encouraged and infidelity is maligned. It would be nice if the press here valued your marriage as much as you do.
When you don’t deal with infidelity in an honest straight-forward method, the issues surrounding it are never resolved. When the blogs, media and news feeds in this nation promote infidelity either directly or indirectly, it makes facing infidelity honestly a challenging tasks.
When you’re surrounded with media encouraging sexual libertinism rather than commitment and loyalty, it leaves you feeling very alone. You believe certain ideas in your head and heart, yet there are few if any validations for those beliefs in the media.
You want to be validated. You want assurance that your convictions about infidelity being wrong are correct. If you lived in India, Kenya or Rwanda, you’d be surrounded by such validations.
When your whole being cringes at news of your spouse’s infidelity, you know something is wrong. Although you know what happened wasn’t right, all the articles and blogs you see in America on the topic blames you for having uptight morals and beliefs rather than honestly saying infidelity is wrong.
I know from shooting that when you can’t see the target clearly, you can’t hit it. Likewise when you don’t see the issue of infidelity in black and white clarity for what it is, you’re not going to be able to address it clearly either.
In the video, Getting Past the Affair Crisis, I address the topic in clear terms. You’ll be able to address the matter with clarity and honesty. I want you to see what you are dealing with as clear as possible. Things are confusing enough without excusing or downplaying the seriousness of what happened.
I wish that American media addressed infidelity with honesty and straight-forward reporting that other nations exercise. Your marriage is too important to handle with the carelessness that the American media uses in dealing with affairs.
Keeping It Real,
Jeff
