In Defense Of 'The Other Woman': A Word On Cheating

Cheating. It’s an ugly word. An uglier concept. And yet it's one most of us will have to contend with at least once in our lives. Either by being cheated on or by being the cheater. It’s an uncomfortable feeling to be labeled a “cheater,” or “the other woman,” but one worth exploring, as it's been at the forefront of our social consciousness lately with the Khloe Kardashian/Jordyn Woods/Tristan Thompson scandal.

In case you’ve been living under a rock (or you’re just not a Twitter addict, like me), the long and short of it is this: Khloe Kardashian’s baby daddy Tristian Thompson allegedly cheated on Khloe with close Kardashian family friend, Jordyn Woods. Khloe then went on the warpath, dragging Jordyn down on Twitter and accusing her, not Tristan, of being a home wrecker.

Since Khloe is 34 and Jordyn is only 21, this public attack did not sit well with Twitter users, and they called Khloe to the carpet for placing all of the blame on Jordyn and not holding Tristan at all responsible. Which brings up an important point I want to touch on today: Why are we so quick to crucify the person our partner cheated WITH, rather than our own partner?

Shouldn’t our partner be held to a higher standard, since they are the ones who had the commitment to us? Isn’t their betrayal greater than that of (in most case, though not Khloe’s), a stranger’s? If you’ve found yourself recently rocked by your own cheating scandal, here are a few things to consider before going on the attack against the so-called “other woman/other man” and letting your boyfriend/girlfriend/spouse off the hook.