Legally, yes... but that isn't always a practical solution. Humans may go thropugh a legal separation and still experience emotions. Would you deny someone what is possibly love simply because of bad timing?
Blizzard has caved to plenty of warrants Here's an article from www.wow.com that explains at least 4 separate occasions that Blizzard has either volunteered legal information or bowed to warrants and supplied information to the authorities.
OK, so *your* definition of marriage is the only one? Monogamy is an implied principle of *most marriages, but I do have a fair number of friends that play the field while married, under various rules. Don't try to restrict everyone else to your definition of a societal norm.
No lie, I'm drunk. Have a look at my horrendous spelling in some of my other posts on this topic to confirm. (Yes, I spell checked this before posting)
Heian, I'm guessing that you've been through a similar legal wringer to me... you have my sympathies and my understanding if so. The pendulum has swung from pro-male in the early part of this century to pro-female ever since. I'm hoping that eventually we land on a system that favours neither party and is balanced and neutral.
Legally mandated (in some jurisdictions) separation in certain legal frameworks. You're not *with* someone except in the legal sense... so technically you're cheating. i've been in this situation, and it was used extremely effectively against me in a court of law. There was no emotional/"spiritual"/relational connection except under a legal framework, but I was still technically responsible for the woman who had already broken my heart and screwed me over in every legal way possible.
I admit I was stupid pursuing another relationship at that time, but the one I was legally in was empty and soul destroying.
As I've stated above, you are technically cheating when you sleep with someone during a legally mandated separation. Are you saying that people should put their emotional/sexual lives on hold for a dead relationship?
My apologies, I work odd hours/days and this is my weekend. I read your post number as your user ID, alcohol is to blame... as with most human mistakes.
I'm saying that while you are "separated" and no longer in a sexual relationship with your legal spouse, you can still be accused of cheating in a court of law.
I blame the alcohol... Irish whiskey is to blame for many things, like the poetry of Byron, the music of The Rolling Stones, my liver, multiple teen pregnancies...
Actually, I've found the "re-connecting" feature the best thing about FB. I've managed to catch up with a few people who I'd lost contact with and enjoyed it immensely. Mind you, I don't play the data gathering games that have chronicled every aspect of a persons life to generate marketing data. Farmville, Mafiawars etc may as well be labeled spyware, except that people DELIBERATELY let them in to their lives.
This may earn me some negaitve karma, but so be it.
Oh yes, because people who cheat are ALWAYS bad, and it has nothing to do with the fact that their partner might be completely unsuitable for them and/or positively damaging to them. I *love* black and white morality. I thought we had some people that appreciate shades of grey on/.
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Legally, yes... but that isn't always a practical solution. Humans may go thropugh a legal separation and still experience emotions. Would you deny someone what is possibly love simply because of bad timing?
Unfortunately for you, comments about the uselessness of Twitter are more useful than Twitter itself.
Blizzard has caved to plenty of warrants Here's an article from www.wow.com that explains at least 4 separate occasions that Blizzard has either volunteered legal information or bowed to warrants and supplied information to the authorities.
*the* threat, you grammar Na** WARNING:Godwin's Law invoked
Newsflash: Some /.ers can't take a joke.
But what if your word is "We will have an open marriage" and your spouses is "I'll agree to that while it is convenient to me"?
Their story, your story, the judges idea of a story... and the "truth".
I'm at home, that's the sad part.
Newsflash: Old meme is getting older.
In court? Yes. Lawyers and infuriated ex-spouses will use *anything* to hurt you.
OK, so *your* definition of marriage is the only one? Monogamy is an implied principle of *most marriages, but I do have a fair number of friends that play the field while married, under various rules. Don't try to restrict everyone else to your definition of a societal norm.
Tell that to Germaine Greer.
No lie, I'm drunk. Have a look at my horrendous spelling in some of my other posts on this topic to confirm. (Yes, I spell checked this before posting)
He did say "vows" not "bible".
Heian, I'm guessing that you've been through a similar legal wringer to me... you have my sympathies and my understanding if so. The pendulum has swung from pro-male in the early part of this century to pro-female ever since. I'm hoping that eventually we land on a system that favours neither party and is balanced and neutral.
I admit I was stupid pursuing another relationship at that time, but the one I was legally in was empty and soul destroying.
Thank you BUTU, you've restored (some) of my (completely non-denominational) faith in /.
As I've stated above, you are technically cheating when you sleep with someone during a legally mandated separation. Are you saying that people should put their emotional/sexual lives on hold for a dead relationship?
My apologies, I work odd hours/days and this is my weekend. I read your post number as your user ID, alcohol is to blame... as with most human mistakes.
I'm saying that while you are "separated" and no longer in a sexual relationship with your legal spouse, you can still be accused of cheating in a court of law.
I blame the alcohol... Irish whiskey is to blame for many things, like the poetry of Byron, the music of The Rolling Stones, my liver, multiple teen pregnancies...
I'm guessing that you've never been through the potentially multiple years long and extremely expensive process.
I would gues that you're not as old as that, by the fact that you're posting on a 7 digit UID.
Actually, I've found the "re-connecting" feature the best thing about FB. I've managed to catch up with a few people who I'd lost contact with and enjoyed it immensely. Mind you, I don't play the data gathering games that have chronicled every aspect of a persons life to generate marketing data. Farmville, Mafiawars etc may as well be labeled spyware, except that people DELIBERATELY let them in to their lives.
Oh yes, because people who cheat are ALWAYS bad, and it has nothing to do with the fact that their partner might be completely unsuitable for them and/or positively damaging to them. I *love* black and white morality. I thought we had some people that appreciate shades of grey on /.