Do You Do Passive Cheaty Shit?

The precursor to real affairs.

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Before I was cheating, I did lots of passive cheaty shit.

Neglecting to wear my wedding rings. Taking them off for the gym, errands, or wherever.

My ex never noticed.

The best asset in adultery was a checked-out spouse. He couldn’t care less what I was doing as long as I was out of his hair. Rings were never on his finger.

“Why dontcha ever wear your wedding band?” I asked early on in our marriage.

“I know I’m married. Who do I need to prove it to?” he answered.

But most spouses care about “appearances.”

“Where’s your ring?” your spouse might ask.
“Oh, I didn’t want to ruin it at the gym!”

Perfectly acceptable. Right?

Except you like the feeling of being “free” to look — being pretend single.

You don’t have the ‘ole ball and chain at home monitoring your every movement. You feel as light as a feather. It’s a mental break from the exhausting ties of matrimony.