tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32906017.post9063528906958699929..comments2023-12-11T20:04:16.370-08:00Comments on Allie's Musings: Breaking the RulesAllie Bonifacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334745422433097012noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32906017.post-9621398176444503622009-04-16T00:01:00.000-07:002009-04-16T00:01:00.000-07:00Just to add my two cents worth. I'd be wary of hav...Just to add my two cents worth. I'd be wary of having the hero cheating. If I was the heroine I'd always be wondering in the back of my mind if he would do it to me one day. There would always be that doubt. <br /><br />Perhaps the relationship is over but they are still living in the same house because of the child and she is seeing someone else? Just an idea.Penhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06605428306080473273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32906017.post-25754220169003686062009-04-13T15:48:00.000-07:002009-04-13T15:48:00.000-07:00I myself would have to read it. But if they are no...I myself would have to read it. But if they are not married it's not adultery, it's just cheating. Which can be hard to accept to. It depends how his relationship is with the mother of his child.<BR/>And I wouldn't consider Readers Digest the authority of Romance Novels in any case.Mary Ricksenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12676306822821614446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32906017.post-33104562738287080382009-04-13T14:42:00.000-07:002009-04-13T14:42:00.000-07:00I wouldn't really consider it adultery because the...I wouldn't really consider it adultery because they are not married. Also, I think you've established that the girlfriend has checked out of the relationship. Maybe add a point that he's staying for the child. And since this is not a strictly a romance I don't have a problem with it. Many 'mainstream'stories are rife with it. One of the most famous stories of all time is comes to mind is King Arthur's story.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11949877431810627840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32906017.post-77517262903451057672009-04-13T11:31:00.000-07:002009-04-13T11:31:00.000-07:00I suppose I'd have to read it to be certain, but a...I suppose I'd have to read it to be certain, but adultery is a total turn-off for me. If he isn't strong enough to end the first relationship--especially if it's rotten--then IMHO he's not a worthwhile risk for a woman. If he'll cheat on one (regardless of circumstances), he'll cheat on another, and I'd spend the book shaking my head at the second woman's idiocy.<BR/><BR/>OTOH, maybe you're handling of it would convince me. But, as a general response, adultery is absolutely a no-no in my book.Marianne Arkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934613403368823760noreply@blogger.com