>Infidelity should be illegal
Yes or no?
>>132694983
in a state authorized contract it should.
>>132695735
Well, you are signing a contract and you have to go through legal procedures, so...
>>132695735
But then women might go to jail and we simply can't have that anon.
>>132694983
The real question is why isn't it already illegal
>That said, cheating is regarded as old and outdated law.
>Enforcing it is very, very hard. It would be similar to enforcing prohibition or the war on drugs.
It brings the government into a person's personal life. Many, if not most people would consider that an invasion of privacy and something the government has no business keeping an eye on.
>Fidelity is not a requirement in a marriage. That is a choice that partners make to each other. Marriages do not require a "fidelity" clause and those are not in any legally binding document.
>Though cheating is illegal in those states it is rarely prosecuted and is somewhat overlooked. It is usually only brought up if a divorce is contested and goes to court in an attempt to give the "victimized" innocent party a leg up in the negotiations.