If you're unhappy, leave.

I was watching Sach Ka Saamna last night. For those of you who do not know what it is, it's pretty much a copy of the 'Moment of Truth.' It's an entertainment based game show where they ask real life contestants some questions about their life, and judge their validity based on a polygraph machine, which detects their lies.

Having asked such bold questions in India is something different than the actual format of the original show. Especially when asked in Hindi, they sound even worse. I was watching an episode about this lady, who got married to someone because she wanted to flee from her house, and pretty much get away from her parents because she had a sad childhood. But then, she goes on to admit the many times she may have cheated on her husband and attraction towards other co-workers.

It puts me off when married people cheat. I know couples who are with each other and because they hold onto ONE element in their relationship - i.e. TIME (because they've been together for 4 years), and they cheat outside of the relationship. It's almost becoming convenient for both men and women to weigh love based on certain characteristics. If you do not get all the qualities you want in one man or a woman, you do not use other people to fulfill those needs. For example, I had a friend in high school who had a boyfriend in India (relied on him for emotional support over the phone) and because her physical needs weren't met through a long distance relationship, she would eventually cheat on him. I mean, don't get me wrong, she was a really nice girl. But I guess, she wasn't able to cope with the realities of long distance. If you cannot handle something like that, and need to be loved physically (which is important to some extent), then opt out of the long distance relationship. But they won't. Because they wanna hold onto that strong emotional bond. It would take months of years to trust someone blindly with your life's information. They do not wanna do the work. Things don't work like this :S At least, not in my eyes. You can't do that to people.

Going back to the lady, she was a social worker, and really talkative. The husband seemed almost the opposite, not a talker, for sure. Her reason for cheating and falling in love with someone else was that she loves to talk, and she wants someone who can talk to her. Umm, no one to judge but wow. You have two kids, and you are on national television. BUT kudos to you for admitting the truth!