You may not believe me, but the following short column was actually published in the San Diego Union-Tribune. There are many reasons that we don’t subscribe to this nonsense (one of which is that the paper itself is far too rough to be used where it’s most appropriate), but this type of article wasn’t one of them until now.
WWYD?
A few months ago, you met a man through a popular Internet dating service. After several weeks of passion and intimacy, however, you discovered (by accident) that he has been sleeping with lots of other women, even though he told you that you were his one and only. You’re devastated and wonder if you ought to contact the other women to warn them off. What Would You Do?
Your first ethical duty is to yourself. Next time, why not do some more research about the men you meet before you give yourself emotionally and physically to them? Your very life is at stake.
The best solution to your all-too-common conundrum is to do your due diligence before disrobing literally or figuratively. These days, using your head in matters of the heart can mean the difference between life and death.
– Bruce Weinstein, ethicist
Knight Ridder News Service
Wow, Bruce, that’s really insightful. Thank you. Just to make sure I understand, here’s a recap:
“Should I tell the other women if some dude is sleeping with all of us?”
“Just try and avoid men like that…you could end up with a disease, you know.”
And this guy actually makes money doing this?
Wow nice guy…do more research huh? Ok lets do the investigating of backgrounds by demanding a blood sample at the first date.
This way there will never be any trust of any sort in the relationship.
Top notch advice….yep I soo thinks so
he should write fortune cookies.
- Quote from Brucey Baby – Your first ethical duty is to yourself. – end quote – I always think of ethics as putting selfcenteredness on the back burner. Maybe I missed something. – Hey – I Googled this guy and we could pool our cash to see him in person. Who’s game?