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Posted by SEVERUSMAX They both slept around, so why is he "punished" or condemned more than Margo?
Posted by SEVERUSMAX You seem to suggest that he would have been better off to let her have all of fun to herself! I strongly disagree, since that would be unfair to him, and, besides, it's wrong to make one man provide for another's man kids. If he chooses to do so, that's one thing, but it's awful to impose that choice on him. In that way, at least, her "betrayal" was exactly that, and worse than his. This story is just a case of point of why people should abandon even the effort at monogamy, which is unnatural anyway, and openly share each other. After all, if monogamy was such a great system, why does it break down so much, eh?
Posted by EBA Thought provoking...It seems like in this story, Gerald was allowing his penis to rule his head, and when he lost his virility, it crushed something within him. This is the dilema in this story, I think. There's a big difference between his wife getting pregnant so they could have kids and him screwing around to stroke his own ego. He definately deserved what was coming to him. Because of the vulnerability that is necessary for giving yourself to someone sexually, it is not possible to freely share your partner with other people. Sex is a binding act, emotionally and physically, and if it is done carelessly can cause someone to be torn in many directions.
Posted by SEVERUSMAX Sounds like a double standard to me, EBA, even if she was doing it to have kids- she should have told him, just as he should have told her. I don't think that there is any problem sharing, despite the "vulnerability", because there are different levels of sexual intimacy. My slave and I understand that. I might sleep with someone, and not feel bound to her. I sleep with my lover, and we feel something very different altogether. That being said, I have gotten to know Jessy better, partly as a result of this story, and I know that she never meant a double standard.
Posted by SEVERUSMAX Oh, and she goes by the yahoo ID "amasterneeded".
Posted by SEVERUSMAX My slave does, that is. Also, I'm saying that EBA has a double standard (probably a woman), not Jessy.