No, one does not necessarily make a vow of monogamy. If someone has got married using a traditional Christian ceremony, then they have made such a vow (but they still might have agreed with their spouse to vary the terms, afterwards!) If someone has got married in a register office, then unless you were there, you don't know what they promised. At least in Scotland: I was happy to find out that the only thing you have to declare are (a) that you are legally free to marry (b) that you wish to be regarded by the law as married.
That's why I didn't tick more, e.g. "politician who uses their family". OK, if the person breaking the story *does* know that they'd vowed monogamy. I also wondered about "vicar", but decided that's not in the *public* interest. It may be in the interests of the members of that person's church.
I guess that I'm old fashioned. I would never cheat on anyone, and I simply don't understand open relationships. I would like to dedicate my life to one person. And if they cheated on me I would be devastated.
Please don't confuse having sex with someone other than your main partner with "cheating". By and large, it seems to me, people whose relationships do not involved a promise of sexual exclusivity are more, not less, scrupulous about being honest with their partners and about keeping the promises they have made.
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Date: 2008-07-26 08:32 am (UTC)That's why I didn't tick more, e.g. "politician who uses their family". OK, if the person breaking the story *does* know that they'd vowed monogamy. I also wondered about "vicar", but decided that's not in the *public* interest. It may be in the interests of the members of that person's church.
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Date: 2008-07-26 10:15 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-07-26 11:25 am (UTC)