Our Society Has Become Too Tolerant....

        Our society has become too tolerant of the lack of respect for marriages. I do not believe that marriages used to be perfect, nor do I believe they ever will be. Marriage used to be "'till death do us part" and over the years it has become "'til someone better comes along." I am not preaching that all marriages used to be perfect, but it has become easier to cheat and get a divorce. Families are becoming more broken up and cheating is becoming more and more acceptable in long and short term marriages.
       There are sites available to married men and women to meet up and have affairs with no reprecussions and the site creator believes it to be beneficial to a marriage. Cheating after commiting yourself to one another used to be frowned upon and marriage used to be held in high standards. Lately, the meaning of marriage is blurred and open marriages are becoming more popular. Many people will specifically hunt for married men and women because they feel like it is a challenge or they have a vendetta against their own unfaithful relationship.
       It is normal to feel remorse if you have wronged a loved one, but it seems that since our family values have decreased, so has our respect for others and ourself. Media has changed so rapdily over the years to desensitize us to unfaithful relationships that we have accepted it to be an inevitable part of life. It used to be dirty, immoral or unattractive to cheat in a marriage and the media shielded us from even getting these ideas. For example, in the 60's, when The Beetles premiered on TV, they had a caption under one that said "Sorry ladies, he's married." Now we have songs playing on the radio that state they're "single for the night," meaning he is married but she is not around.
      Cheating has become more prominent, because we believe it is not our responsibility to keep others faithful, when in reality it is our duty and it should be on our conscience. I have heard more than once a female say "that's not my problem" or "that's not my responsibilty," but as we allow it as a nation and we become cocky, marriages are crashing and families are breaking apart. Divorces due to infidelity are constantly increasing and children are being raised by single parents.
      Homes are broken and marriages are less respected by males and females across the United States. Infidelity in a home not only teaches the children to lessen their values, but it can ruin other families especially if the participating party is also married. Cheating can be detrimental to not only a marriage, but to the sanctity of marriage as it develops over the years. We should remember our vows and commitments and follow through with them each day of our lives and learn the benefits of saying no to save a marriage. Or even saying no to save your own marriage. Our society has become too tolerant of lack of respect for marriage and we should be reminded of our sins.