Dating site specializes in cheating

March 12, 2008 4:43 PM PDT – Posted by Michelle Meyers

As the virtual watercooler remains abuzz about the Eliot Spitzer prostitution scandal, it was a bit of a twist to come across this National Public Radio piece on a Toronto-based Web site that's making millions by helping people have affairs.

AshleyMadison.com is apparently the largest dating service of its kind--its kind being those that hook people up who are already taken, sans the stigma of being a cheater. The site's tagline: "Life is short, have an affair," according to NPR.

It's also worth noting the question NPR put out there for discussion: "Is it more ethical for a married person to find someone to cheat with on a Web site specifically for cheaters or is it all equally despicable?" Interesting times...

Read the full story or follow the link to the radio piece at NPR.org: "Web site makes millions by connecting cheaters"

Michelle Meyers is an associate editor who tracks online happenings in media, entertainment, and politics. E-mail Michelle.
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by mbelisle March 12, 2008 5:06 PM PDT
I think that question's pretty easy to answer by way of analogy: Is it more ethical for a child molester to find child to molest on a web site specifically designed for that purpose?

My guess is "no".
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by Jack K1 March 12, 2008 5:39 PM PDT
Obviously, participation in this activity should only be conducted with the spouse's permission.

Now won't that take the fun out of it?
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