Monday, November 3, 2008

CHEATING SPOUSES ~ Ladies, Stop Reading Cosmo

So I just read an article on Cosmo titled How To Keep Him From Cheating, and it was as ridiculous as expected...

Cosmo Says: Hang with his co-workers. The other women he works with will be more likely to hang back if they can put a face to a name. Plus, your guy will feel extra bonded as a couple if he is able to share another part of his life with you.
Mandii Says: O Rly? So becoming a hanger-on will deter his female co-workers from scheming? And Mr. Man will happily receive my uber clingy behavior? :::Borat voice::: Naahhht!!! Ladies, even if you COULD place yourself in every setting your guy will be in, is this the kind of relationship you want? If you can't trust your guy to keep his peen in his pants at the annual company picnic, it may be time to reevaluate this partnership.

Cosmo Says: Ask him questions. If your guy feels like he can’t talk to you about the stuff going on at work, he’ll likely turn to someone else who understands (like his cute cubemate). Make a point to ask him how a difficult project is going or if anything funny happened that day. If you’re well-versed in what’s going on in his world, it’ll be harder for him to pull that whole “I’ve got a big deadline — must work late” excuse.
Mandii Says: Negative. Just because he's talking to you about his workday doesn't mean he'll refrain from discussing work matters with his co-workers - including "his cute cubemate". Who better to discuss workshiz with than the very people you work with? And come on...a liar is a liar. And a good one always has a "spare". Asking your sweetie "hey, how was your day" should be a question of interest. Not an interrogation.

Cosmo Says: Stay on his mind. Take advantage of his dominate sense and give him a photo for his desk of you two. The photo will have more meaning and be a constant reminder of just how much fun he has with you. Looking at it will boost his mood, and his loyalty.
Mandii Says: WRONG! This type of smothering behavior falls into a category I like to call "secret stalking". It's somewhere between phone snooping and "I was in the neighborhood & decided to stop by". Besides, more office affairs turn physical once the two start ca noodling outside of work. And I doubt your guy will flash back to that nicely framed couple pic while he's out having a dance & a drink with his cute cubemate. I'm not knocking desk pics. But it should be there because he wants it there, not because you shoved it in his briefcase as a cheating deterrent.

In closing...if your other half is going to dip, they're going to dip. And becoming obsessive is not going to keep their fidelity in order.

And who REALLY takes Cosmo articles seriously? lol

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