One of the great things about the Internet is that you can let the news come to you.  I created an Adultery bundle on Google Reader that notifies me whenever there is news about adultery.  I’m glad I’ve done this because I don’t miss a thing, like today’s great article (actually yesterday, but I wanted to wait until the new domain cleared).

Meet Jean Nero

Jean is a contributor to the little known Repository in Canton, OH. Jean said something that really resonated with me about what love is. And for that, I’ve tagged this article with L, O, V, and E.

Here’s the best part of the article.

I was washing dishes while Papa read the paper. Suddenly, he came over and said, “I want you to know something. I was never unfaithful to your mama.”

Hiding my surprise at such a topic, I replied, “No one ever thought you did! Secondly, you were 36 when Mama became paralyzed … if you had fallen to temptation once we would have understood.”

His answer: “No. I made a vow at the altar and I kept it.” With that he walked away, while I wondered, “What in the world brought that up?” Two minutes later he’s back, says with a twinkle, “Hey, don’t think I never had a chance to!”

We need more men like Papa Nero out there.  And that’s why I created this website.

No I”m not talking about that type of rubber on Valentine’s Day, I”m talking about sneakers! Shoe companies have been making Valentine’s Day Edition shoes for quite some time now (I even purchased a pair of Valentine’s Edition Nike Air Max 90′s for my HS girlfriend in ’02). Now Nike’s subsidiary, Converse, has joined the bandwagon.

I receive Converse’s e-mails because I have shopped online with them and like their products. Yesterday, I received an e-mail with their Valentine’s Day edition shoes. I am extremely impressed by the designs and varieties that they have available.

The biggest standouts are the I Heart and the Lovelution shirt. I don’t know how to copy the pictures from the site because it uses Flash, but I accessed the website from my iPhone without Flash and updated this post from my iPhone (I know technology is awesome). You can also view the Valentine’s Day Collection on the website.

This news is extremely timely because I just sent an e-mail to the Manogamy team about having merchandise on the site. I have some great ideas for t-shirts, coffee mugs, etc. Stay tuned for that.

I just read the following article on the “sex, lies, and lobbyists” going on at the Georgia Capitol. The article is very informative and I think that you should check it out. I tagged it with L, O, V, and E because I truly think that there wouldn’t be so much problems if people just followed my approach.

L – Liability. I don’t care who you are, you have got to hold yourselves accountable.  You should know what you are getting into when you run for elected office.  Maybe it’s a means to get your ego or something else stroked, but you’ve got to have some sense of personal accountability.  And it doesn’t help that other legislators remain silent when they know what is going on.  They essentially just ratify the behavior.

Perhaps the most amazing thing about Richardson’s downfall wasn’t an affair with a lobbyist. It’s that so many lawmakers now say the relationship had been common knowledge since at least 2007 but still drew no condemnation.

Lawmakers rarely challenge their colleagues’ behavior. During a debate over same-sex marriage in 2004, Rep. Alisha Morgan (D-Austell) broke protocol when she called out philandering lawmakers.

“I don’t go in anybody’s bedroom when you have a wife at home and you have somebody else up here,” Morgan, who opposed a ban on gay unions, told other lawmakers.

They were appalled — by her candor.

Morgan recalled the reaction: “Oh my God, how could you say that when this person’s wife is in the chamber?”

Adultery is “accepted behavior” at the Capitol, she said. “It’s just common knowledge. It is hypocrisy when you talk about family values when this is what you’re doing in your own lives to your families.”

O – Openness. Legislators obviously aren’t coveying to their significant others what is going on in Atlanta because if they were, I’m sure they would not approve.  If you cannot tell your significant other everything that you were doing, there’s a problem.

V- Visibility.  I know that many of these guys are away from home for a couple of months, but I must ask: Are these guys wearing their wedding rings?  Do they keep pictures of their family in their office?  You’ve got to let the world know that you are in a relationship and that lobbyists (or secretaries) need to back off.

E-Equality.  I’m sure that these guys would be upset if they knew that their wives were doing the same thing to them.  Remember the golden rule gentlemen…

Most of these men are college educated.  I’m sure that they had their fun back in their “glory days.”  Now it’s time to grow up.  You know your propensity to turn down women when you get married.  If you cannot be away from your wife for a couple months without giving in to temptation, then you may want to reconsider running for political office.  Or maybe that’s the reason they ran for political office.  Who knows…

As I sit here waiting for barber to arrive, I came across an article from the Jamaica Observer. The story is the tale of a man that had an affair for 5 years. It all started when the woman struck up a conversation with him.

He says “I’ve come to realise that in life things happen and you can never be prepared.”

Well that’s why we have this site. You can prepare for times when you get weak. You should have plenty of training under your belt of before you get married. You’ve got to learn how to stop females in their tracks and put your relationship on display.

I am almost positive that he did not mention his wife on the bus ride that started it all. If he would have, he wouldn’t have lost his marriage.

Also how did he end up in bed with her? Where was his conscience when he decided to step out on his wife that was 6 months pregnant with their third child?

Mission Statement

“Off the Market” seeks to enrich the lives of couples by offering a unique environment, exclusive services, and access to valuable resources for the ultimate benefit and honoring of the relationship between woman and man.

A new organization called Off the Market, founded by the wives and girlfriends of NFL players, aspires to make a lucrative business out of fidelity.  I fully support their mission.  They recently started up, but they’ve already been mentioned by the NYTimes.

Here’s a link to an in depth article: http://www.cnbc.com/id/34574582