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Aren't you glad you broke your sacred oath and obligation for that wonderful guy who cheated on you and then revealed your ritual?
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Honestly, if telling him was the biggest sacrifice I ever made for my husband, it's no wonder the hypothetical marriage ended.
I would be a lot more upset that I had sacrificed years of my life to this man, and that I had brought children into the world who loved and needed him, that I had foregone the opportunity to find love elsewhere, than that I had told him that the acorn represents the potential growth of the new member, or whatever the secret was. That's nothing compared to the other intimacies spouses share.
I guess I also shouldn't tell my husband my sexual fantasies; after all, if he left me, I might find that information on the internet, along with descriptions of what I look like naked. That's not far-fetched, either. But I don't plan to make choices in my marriage based on which choice would turn out better if we got divorced. Might as well not get married at all.
If you're basing your argument on the fragility of marriage, then do you see a difference with telling a parent or child? I have trusted my life to my mother countless times, long before I ever heard of GLOs. If I can't trust her with the secrets I had to reveal to get help from her when I needed it...well, let's just say I'm not at all ashamed or sorry that I did that.
I repeat, I'm not attacking anyone else's choice; I'm just defending the idea that under some circumstances, the question presents an ethical dilemma without one right answer. Your conscience has to tell you which path is correct. As far as I can tell, you are arguing that there is always one right answer here, because once you make a promise, you keep it until death, no matter what. Or am I misunderstanding you?
Ivy