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Old 17 March 2009, 12:16 PM   #1
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Yikes.

I just saw a strange commercial on TV. Attractive woman, boorish man on a dinner date. Turns out they're married, and he needs to attend to business somewhere else. Then, she eyes a handsome stranger, and www,ashleymadison.com flashes on the screen.

Puzzled, I pulled up the site and see it's a place advertising membership for discreet relationships. "Life is short. Have an affair" or something like that.

Ack!
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Old 17 March 2009, 12:20 PM   #2
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Old 17 March 2009, 01:25 PM   #4
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My husband and I had the infidelity conversation once. I assured him I would never cheat because I couldn't imagine going to all the trouble of lying, sneaking around, covering up, etc. Talk about stress! Not to mention the exhaustion of having to make 2 men happy. One is enough.

All that effort just to get laid? No thanks.

My husband thought about it for a minute and then said, "So what you're telling me is that you'll never cheat on me because you're too lazy."

Yeah. Pretty much.

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Old 17 March 2009, 02:11 PM   #6
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My husband and I had the infidelity conversation once. I assured him I would never cheat because I couldn't imagine going to all the trouble of lying, sneaking around, covering up, etc. Talk about stress! Not to mention the exhaustion of having to make 2 men happy. One is enough.

All that effort just to get laid? No thanks.

My husband thought about it for a minute and then said, "So what you're telling me is that you'll never cheat on me because you're too lazy."

Yeah. Pretty much.

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Old 17 March 2009, 02:12 PM   #7
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Geez, Carolina - what channel were you watching? I'm amazed that there would be a business like that set up that would actually advertise on television!

Interesting, too, that they geared the ad toward women.
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Old 17 March 2009, 04:17 PM   #8
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My husband and I had the infidelity conversation once. I assured him I would never cheat because I couldn't imagine going to all the trouble of lying, sneaking around, covering up, etc. Talk about stress! Not to mention the exhaustion of having to make 2 men happy. One is enough.

All that effort just to get laid? No thanks.

My husband thought about it for a minute and then said, "So what you're telling me is that you'll never cheat on me because you're too lazy."

Yeah. Pretty much.

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I saw that commercial too. Some people just have no standards! My ex had an affair on me and I punished her the best way possible, I made it possible for her to have the guy!
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Old 17 March 2009, 05:27 PM   #10
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I'd never be so dumb to go for infidelity.

You've seen pictures of me and pictures of Claire (God spesh those drunken ones), I feel like the luckiest guy in the world!!!!!!!

She's way too pretty for an oaf like J...I'm on my best behaviour for life!

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Old 17 March 2009, 05:35 PM   #11
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I just saw a strange commercial on TV. Attractive woman, boorish man on a dinner date. Turns out they're married, and he needs to attend to business somewhere else. Then, she eyes a handsome stranger, and www,ashleymadison.com flashes on the screen.

Puzzled, I pulled up the site and see it's a place advertising membership for discreet relationships. "Life is short. Have an affair" or something like that.

Ack!
Sounds like a clever ad.
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Old 17 March 2009, 07:36 PM   #12
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Old 17 March 2009, 07:52 PM   #13
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I just saw a strange commercial on TV. Attractive woman, boorish man on a dinner date. Turns out they're married, and he needs to attend to business somewhere else. Then, she eyes a handsome stranger, and www,ashleymadison.com flashes on the screen.

Puzzled, I pulled up the site and see it's a place advertising membership for discreet relationships. "Life is short. Have an affair" or something like that.

Ack!
The company is called Ashley Madison, I hear them advertise on the radio all the time. Weird but I guess there is a market for anything, affairs included.
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Old 17 March 2009, 09:34 PM   #14
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would the ad have been less offensive if the couple had not been married?
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Me too. I've been with my bride for 20 years, married for 16 of them. Proud to wear the ring.
My wife and I were together for many years. When it came time to pick out wedding rings, she encouraged me toward one that went with the stainless steel watches I wear in quasi-rotation. Need I say more?

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Geez, Carolina - what channel were you watching? I'm amazed that there would be a business like that set up that would actually advertise on television!

Interesting, too, that they geared the ad toward women.
Not surprising at all. Like smoking and high-stress jobs, society truly is becoming more equalized between the genders!

PS: My wife and I used to watch Cheaters for unwind time. We unplugged from that (no pun intended) when she concluded that all the episodes ended up the same. Duh!

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I'd never be so dumb to go for infidelity.

You've seen pictures of me and pictures of Claire (God spesh those drunken ones), I feel like the luckiest guy in the world!!!!!!!

She's way too pretty for an oaf like J...I'm on my best behaviour for life!

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Old 17 March 2009, 09:41 PM   #16
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I'd never be so dumb to go for infidelity.

You've seen pictures of me and pictures of Claire (God spesh those drunken ones), I feel like the luckiest guy in the world!!!!!!!

She's way too pretty for an oaf like J...I'm on my best behaviour for life!

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Geez, bud. I'm lookin' at the whole package and IMHO Claire's just as lucky as you are!!!
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Old 17 March 2009, 09:43 PM   #17
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My husband and I had the infidelity conversation once. I assured him I would never cheat because I couldn't imagine going to all the trouble of lying, sneaking around, covering up, etc. Talk about stress! Not to mention the exhaustion of having to make 2 men happy. One is enough.

All that effort just to get laid? No thanks.

My husband thought about it for a minute and then said, "So what you're telling me is that you'll never cheat on me because you're too lazy."

Yeah. Pretty much.

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Geez, bud. I'm lookin' at the whole package and IMHO Claire's just as lucky as you are!!!
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Old 17 March 2009, 11:43 PM   #19
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would the ad have been less offensive if the couple had not been married?
No, infidelity of any kind in a committed relationship is obnoxious. However, I believe the word "affair" is reserved for infidelity in marriage. And the premise of the ad really wouldn't make any sense if it was referring to a casual date.

I was just surprised to see that sort of thing advertised in a commercial!
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Old 17 March 2009, 11:44 PM   #20
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I saw that commercial too. Some people just have no standards! My ex had an affair on me and I punished her the best way possible, I made it possible for her to have the guy!
Classic, Robert! The best revenge is always living well.
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Old 17 March 2009, 11:50 PM   #21
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Geez, Carolina - what channel were you watching? I'm amazed that there would be a business like that set up that would actually advertise on television!

Interesting, too, that they geared the ad toward women.
I can't recall - it might have been WE or maybe Bravo?

Yeah, I found that interesting as well. Not terribly surprised, though - I guess this ad was meant to empower women?
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Old 18 March 2009, 12:22 AM   #22
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Well the ad is interesting but if a married person is going to step out on their partner, they sure don't need a web site to do it!!!
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Old 18 March 2009, 12:26 AM   #23
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Well the ad is interesting but if a married person is going to step out on their partner, they sure don't need a web site to do it!!!

Leo, maybe it's the "eHarmony" for cheating on your spouse??

Someone's gotta make a buck on everything.
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Old 18 March 2009, 12:27 AM   #24
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I have had the chances to, but never even wanted to follow through, my wife is all I need to make me happy, and she does a great job of it...we go out on walks, go to the mall, or just hang out here at the house. I could never even think about having an affair behind her back.
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Old 18 March 2009, 12:32 AM   #25
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Crazy stuff. Seriously, though - if someone wanted to remain discreet, why would they get a website involved? The potential for discovery would be high, wouldn't it? What if private investigators could hack into the sites, or work on the inside, or what have you?

Unless - as in some marriages, including my parents' - they don't give a flip if the other spouse is cheating?
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Crazy stuff. Seriously, though - if someone wanted to remain discreet, why would they get a website involved? The potential for discovery would be high, wouldn't it? What if private investigators could hack into the sites, or work on the inside, or what have you?

Unless - as in some marriages, including my parents' - they don't give a flip if the other spouse is cheating?
Good point. Nothing like leaving a potential trail of crumbs leading right back to you.
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I just saw a strange commercial on TV. Attractive woman, boorish man on a dinner date. Turns out they're married, and he needs to attend to business somewhere else. Then, she eyes a handsome stranger, and www,ashleymadison.com flashes on the screen.



Ack!
Commercial! Ha, that is my married life in a nutshell.
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Commercial! Ha, that is my married life in a nutshell.


I was waiting for you to chime in on this one.
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Leo, maybe it's the "eHarmony" for cheating on your spouse??

Someone's gotta make a buck on everything.
Very true indeed!!!
I got to give credit where credit is due!!!
Some enterprising person(s) has found a new way to make money!!!
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Crazy! What is this world coming to? Now we have promos for cheating!?

My husband actually told me about this site...apparently they ran an ad during SuperBowl! Guess I missed it.

Pretty sad if you ask me.

I think most couples have had the 'infidelity' talk...if you love and respect your spouse there's no reason to stray IMO.
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