Your soul is stained... by Kyle W

Fact: I have a new girlfriend.

Fact: She's amazing and wonderful and beautiful.

Fact: I'm very happy.

Fact: I'm also more nervous than a turkey in November.

So, as nervous as I am, I try and do everything to ensure that she and I stay together. Which prompted me to give her this speech.

"I want you to trust me. To never question my commitment to you. It's not in me to ever lie to someone as fair and amazing as you are. I assure you, with all the verbal force I can muster, that I will never, ever lie to you, cheat on you, or do anything to purposely jeopardize our relationship. "

That got a big smile from her and a kiss for me.

However, when I recounted a paraphrased version of this story to a couple friends, it was met with a response that I...really couldn't understand.

They said to me that cheating was awesome. That it feels good, that there is no shame in it, that everyone does it. As the night went on, they continued on with references to how great it was to cheat and not care. I even tried to tell them to stop, as it bothered me, but that only drew more from them. It reached a point where I had to leave entirely.

Seriously, what the FUCK. What kind of bastard person could gain the trust and love of a girl only to go and break that trust, set it on fire, beat the smoldering ashes with a bat, then get in a dump truck and run it over.

For anyone, man or woman, to cheat on their significant other is a slap in the face, a kick in the teeth, a punch in the gut. It's an evil that, in my eyes, borders on domestic abuse. Cheating is...inexcusable. If things are at the point in a relationship where cheating becomes okay within your person's mind, then just break it off and do what you need to do then.

Those who cheat have their soul stained by the tears and pain of those they wronged. And if that person does not feel the guilt or pain, then he or she does not have a soul.

If you are a person who thinks cheating is morally acceptable, or has thought about cheating, then you need to take a hard look in the mirror and ask yourself what kind of legacy are you leaving behind? We make thousands of choices a day that affect aspects of our lives. That web we weave is how we are perceived in the past, present, and future. That web of choices and interaction is our legacy.

That's my time...