The Tiger Woods Scandal

The nation is currently caught up in the Tiger Woods drama. Everyone is getting in on the action and why shouldn’t they? But is it because of the good boy image he’s portrayed that’s now tarnished or simply because we’re gossip junkies and have been waiting for the next best scandal? Maybe it’s a little of both. (I know this is going to get me through the holiday blues)

Internet dating blogger sensation, Simone Grant wrote in her post, Caught, how Tiger’s affair shocked the world. And she goes on to say, “Big deal.” I second that emotion. Cheating has become as common as Crocs on Midwesterners.  And when I say become I mean publicly. I think it’s part of the human condition to cheat and it’s been around since Adam and Eve except they didn’t have Gawker.com back then so it wasn’t information you could just google and get the inside scoop on. But imagine for one second if they did–boy, Moses parting the sea would have been top news for weeks until the scandal of Abraham wanting to sacrifice his son bumped him off the headlines. And let’s not talk about Jesus turning water into wine–AA members of  the media would have crucified him; oh wait?

All this news comes at a time when relationships all around are being questioned. Spouses and partners are looking around and contemplating that the coochi on the other side of the fence is tastier. And in Tiger’s case the fence he was working with was more like the Mexico/Texas border gate; it’s up to 9 women who now claim to have stroked his 9 iron.  But why is the Tiger Woods cheating scandal engulfing us into a world of gossip, speculation and suspense? Just this morning, an unidentified woman was taken out of Tiger’s home and hospitalized; she’s since been released; and the media went crazy. And now, one of  Tiger’s harem is trying to sell naked photos of him to Playgirl. I’d pay just to see if he inherited his bottom half from the Asian or Black side of the family tree–in other words, does he need a wheel barrel or a tiny bucket to carry his tree trunk?

No matter how we feel about Mr. Woods or his cheating one thing remains and that is he’s not the only one doing it. What we should care about is our own moral compass and how it guides us and helps develop our relationships with the ones we love. Should we enter a commitment knowing our partner isn’t comfortable sharing us with 9 other women. (Keep in mind, at least one of the affairs last for three years. This wasn’t a one-night stand. This wasn’t an accident) And should we commit knowing we can’t stay faithful. (And not being caught doesn’t count) In a time when when cheating is as common as a cold I can’t help but wonder, “Are we fooling ourselves by asking someone to commit to the impossible?”

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