Donald J. Trump Is a Serial Adulterer - He Does Not Honor His Word
He's not alone in that. Many people in high places have done the same with regard to their pledges to their spouses and others. Personally, I have always seen such behavior as a warning that a person who fails to honor such a personal commitment should not be trusted with power. And yet, it is a commonplace thing for people like politicians. By no means all politicians, of course, but many. I do understand the temptation, but not the response that allows people to ignore their commitments.
Throughout our lives, we meet many people, whether we're married or not. It often happens that there is an attraction between people. I've experienced such temptations myself, more than once. For example, during my first marriage, I played in a very small musical group for eight years. The group met weekly for rehearsals and performed together frequently. We were all close friends. At one point another member of the group and I seemed to be flirting with each other a lot. That can be harmless and even a good thing, but it can also be dangerous. That flirting made us both feel good, I suppose, but could easily have gotten out of hand.
Eventually, it became very clear that the two of us were on the verge of something more than flirting. Both of us were married. One day, I suggested that we talk about what was going on. We did talk, at first hesitantly, but then frankly and directly. If we acted on our mutual attraction, we both decided, it would be a very disruptive thing, both for our marriage relationships and for the small, close-knit musical group we were part of. So, we agreed that there was something powerful going on between us, but that we needed to back away from it, for sanity's sake. That talk let us ramp down the situation fairly smoothly and return to our friendship and musical association. We still flirted with each other sometimes, but with more humor than intent.
The point here is that we encounter people from time to time who might well be the loves of our lives - in different circumstances. We needn't cut off such relationships, but can often shift them to be less intense and still maintain a close friendship. Communication is the key, really. Being honest and straightforward can allow such a situation to cool off without any bad feelings. We can use our reasoning abilities to deal with things, rather than just our emotions and hormones.
It seems like many people act on their emotions or physical desires and skip the thinking part. When it comes to positions of power, I find that disturbing. I want powerful people to also be people who think before acting. Right now, we have a President who almost never thinks before he acts. I doubt he ever has done so. The warning signs of that were obviously there. The previous President was a man who never behaved in that way. I know which was the better President, and think that is one of the reasons. President Obama always thought through things before taking action. That's the kind of President I want.
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