While there are some (fairly unpopular, outside of academic circles) branches of moral philosophy that might give you the all clear on this, I’d still say the answer is yes in this case, for a number of reasons.

First, almost no one who has an “affair” ever thinks they’re going to get caught, but statistically, a whole…

For sure, other than the lying I think that’s the worst part about cheating, if you do it with someone that your partner has to see often. It can really exacerbate the betrayal when not only you are lying for years, but your lover is as well. Like all the picnics and family reunions etc. where his wife and his cousin…

For the 90's it was still downright revolutionary, especially the anti-slutshaming message. 

“Is the fact that lies/omissions/obfuscations will inevitably be required over the years, at least occasionally, itself a reason to condemn such an affair?”

I’d say yes to this, too, but perhaps to a lesser extent. Best practices in a situation like this is to put your cards on the table. If you need a no-contact, low…

I can’t say enough good stuff about that nonprofit.   I donate to it every chance I get.  

My kids get a book in the mail every month from Dolly Parton's reading nonprofit, and every book has a picture of her on the back flap. My toddler now shouts "Dolly!" whenever we finish a book. It's a relief that she isn't a secret nazi or anything. 

Finding out someone has been lying to you obviously can rock a relationship, but also going forward... she has to see this person again. At least if he’d been doing this with, like, an ex-coworker it would be someone the wife would never have to interact with, but this person is part of the family. Now they all have…

Oh yeah, the *wife* is the problem here.

Or to not do it at all.

“She’ll be happier if I just do it and don’t tell her” is pretty shaky logic used by every asshole to justify their affairs. At the extreme, it could apply to the BTK killer. Best case scenario, she dies happy and never finding out you were comfortable lying to her for decades, but even that…

“No, it’s cool! I don’t find Linkin Park to be unbearable...Sure I know a little about Norse mythology...oh you think it’s real? Yeah, it could be real, I guess. As real as any religion, am I right?...Um well, my star-sign...pineapple on your pizza?! NO! No one is that hot! No one!”

::Waves hand::

The same question showed up on The Slate’s Dear Prudence this week, and her response was to find someone (preferably a therapist) with whom to talk her feelings through. Therapy seems to a a much more common suggestion there while Dan’s preferred response seems to be “full on monogamy is a lie and not attainable by…

“Help, this is my problem!”

When did the parents “let” the children go with the Cat? Doesn’t he show up when “their mother is out”?

I think Price just loves voice acting in general. He wasn’t as insane, but he was equally hammy in 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo.

Given how much control Seuss exercised over his work (as his estate continues to do), it’s quite possible that the publishers are not allowed to edit them. When they enter the public domain maybe versions with the offensive illustrations removed will enter circulation - assuming anyone is interested.

Yes and all of his most famous works will now disappear. All we are left with is second-tier nonsense. The real classics, on the other hand, are forever gone. All of them. This definitely isn’t the first time I’ve ever heard of the works listed in the above article.

Woody Allen did not adopt Soon-Yi. Soon-Yi was adopted by Mia Farrow and Andre Previn. That’s why her name is Soon-Yi Previn. I’m not defending Woody Allen, but you should get your facts straight.

COMA, I bet there is no way your Dad wants you to risk anything happening to the baby by going and seeing him. I’m sorry you are in this situation.

1) First thing I thought about gay partner not wanting sex - yeah, probably not the pandemic so much. Guess time will tell for these two. I’ve yet to experience any gay man who refuses sex for a long time unless there’s a disconnect or lack of attraction to the other dude, but I suppose life pressures can get in the…