Erotic chat grounds for divorce?

[underpants]

Erotic chat grounds for divorce?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050928/od_nm/belgium_adult...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Erotic talk with a virtual partner in chatrooms on the Internet are enough grounds for a spouse to file for divorce, a legal magazine said Wednesday, citing a recent ruling in Belgium.

Belgian legal publication De Juristenkrant said the Brussels Appeals Court ruled that although transcripts of the erotic chatroom conversation do not prove adultery, they do constitute proof of "grossly insulting behavior" which is sufficient grounds to file for divorce.

[Bassic]

1. Weird... is telling a dirty joke grounds for that as well?

[progmom]

2. Honestly...

If you don't want to be married anymore, isn't that enough grounds for divorce? So if your spouse having "erotic chat" with someone crosses that line for you, then you should stop being married. Right?

[Floogeldy]

3. That's how it is in America.

[MissMillie]

4. works for me

[deadparrot]

11. Exactly my thought. nt

[Shell Beau]

14. Well said!!!!!!

And I would be BEYOND pissed if I found out my hubby was erotically chatting it up with someone else.

[bridgit]

21. exactly correct...

[La Lioness Priyanka]

well i think its kind of cheating

and for someone who is possessive that could legitimately be a reason...trust is a very very fragile thing

[La Lioness Priyanka]

5. well i think its kind of cheating

and for someone who is possessive that could legitimately be a reason...trust is a very very fragile thing

[Floogeldy]

6. I see what you mean.

[Floogeldy]

7. I see what you mean.

[matcom]

8. i'm so sorry Underpants

she was a good woman too

if you need a couch....

[underpants]

16. Text?

No no no audio is the only way to go

[AnarchoFreeThinker]

9. errrr, how long after we post can we "edit" it? I got some work to do.

[underpants]

17. It's been 25 minutes

[Debi]

29. I can read DAMMIT

[AnarchoFreeThinker]

30. oh, finally. dream come true. say you're leaving me.

[Debi]

33. And make you happy?

go mow the damn lawn before it snows ya lazy ass

[In_The_Wind]

10. On-line infidelity is annoying but hardly grounds for divorce.

Warm arms are preferable to a cold computer screen.

The problem isn't the erotic talk with a virtual partner in a chat-room. It's a breakdown of the marriage before the chat.

That's just my way of looking at it.

[Fox Mulder]

12. My thoughts exactly.

[In_The_Wind]

13. Hey ~ Fox Mulder!

First - let me say how much I like your name!

Second - I'd like to point out that sometimes erotic chat with a stranger can add spice to the married relationship.

Third - to DU

[4_Legs_Good]

24. I really appreciate your point

Not *all* "infidelity" is necessarily bad for a relationship. I find it kind of annoying the way society has such rigidly defined ideas of what is allowable in a marriage.

david

[In_The_Wind]

28. Thank you.

There are far too many marriages that are falling apart, the old sets of values don't seem to mesh with today.

We should to be able to assess what fits our needs to be happy and healthy and act on that. Some of us march to a different drummer and we're okay with that. Our neighbors might not agree but it really in none of their concern. What goes on within the home should be entirely up to the people who are involved.

[skygazer]

37. Well, what it sounds like to me

Is that the people who are using this as grounds for divorce are NOT okay with it.

As far as I'm concerned, you shouldn't need "grounds" for divorce. If you no longer want to be married to a person, you should be able to divorce them. This is why I'm not married and why I won't be - because I see no reason the state should have any say whatsoever in my relationships. Who are they to decide whether or not I can divorce?

[Floogeldy]

15. Hmmm . . .

Insightful.

[In_The_Wind]

19. Thanks Floogeldy

There are many different ways to view the same set of variables. Relationships are changing. It's really about what is acceptable behavior to everyone involved.

[Floogeldy]

22. Well, you kind of lost me there.

I thought you meant the hard knob jobber of the household wasn't pulling her load.

But I've been wrong before.

[In_The_Wind]

26. now - you sound like my ex-husband

[Floogeldy]

27. Ha ha!

j/t

[Shell Beau]

18. But it is emotionally cheating IMO. Sure, there

was probably some sort of break down in the marriage that occured prior. But it can cause some trust issues and that is the basis of a marriage (that and love).

[In_The_Wind]

20. For me - it is impossible to love someone that I can't trust.

I usually do trust people until I'm given a reason not to. I believe that honesty is paramount in any healthy relationship.

[Shell Beau]

23. Absolutely! Trust is the foundation of a healthy

relationship, but for me, this may break my trust. I hopefully will never experience it though!

[La Lioness Priyanka]

25. i agree

[In_The_Wind]

31. lionesspriyanka

[La Lioness Priyanka]

32. hello!

i need a hug...cant find home for cat/s...ankle sprained...a sick friend i cant seem to find (i hope hes ignoring my calls cos hes getting laid...but i think he is not well...which is worrying me terribly)...job applications..school applications...

[In_The_Wind]

35. O M G

this is not good

you must be stressing out to the max ...

take it one problem at a time - you can fill out applications while you rest your sprained ankle ...

how long has it been since you've spoken with your horny friend - BTW - I don't answer the phone either if I'm getting laid ...

you can't keep your cats - I'm sorry - isn't there any way to work it out ?

[redqueen]

34. Um, DUH!

But, honey! I was only pretending!

[hunter]

36. Yes, especially if it's erotic chat with a 'bot!

BARRY AND JULIA

barry says: "Hello how are you"
Julia says: "Hello, barry"
barry says: "Are you a virgin"
Julia says: "As far as you're concerned, barry, I always will be"

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