Two Congressmen Resign Hours Apart, Underscoring One Basic Commandment: Don’t Commit Adultery

As a happily married man, I have never, ever understood the male desire to commit adultery.

It’s truly not that difficult to just … not cheat.

But even if you were so tempted, one would hope that these things called “duty” and “honor” would prevent you from giving into your basest instincts.

That being said, even if you had no scruples, strictly from a self-preservation sense, cheating has never made sense, either.

Would you like the woman to get half (or more) of your assets? Would you like to tarnish your reputation among family and friends? Of course not.

And yet, for all the obvious personal, moral, and practical reasons to avoid it, this kind of self-inflicted implosion keeps happening — especially among people who should know better (or at least like to claim they do).

Just look at the state of public officials. Men entrusted with power, visibility, and