Ok First to LivinLos...a swingers lifestyle is not the same as cheating. I am talking only about being cheated on/cheating not choosing to swing. I know very happy swingers, have been propositioned by swingers, and yes a confession, I have been the third party in a swingers situation. If two people accept and agree to the terms of sex outside the bounds of their relationship that is fine. Will Smith is a famous example of someone married that has an understanding with his wife and they both indulge, it works for them and power to them.
On the other hand, anyone that thinks cheating is ok is wrong. It is hurtful to the other party, male or female and I think most people do not have the ability to let go and comfortably have an open relationship. As for the examples both here and in Africa, in Africa the spread of aids is directly down to husbands cheating on their wives and spreading the disease to their wives or even children who are subsequently born to these mothers. I think that is the ultimate hurt. It is also an issue here in Thailand, so it does hurt people. I also think if you speak to most Thai women who experience this they are sad, hurt, and some angry, some just come to accept it with great sadness. In the west many women cheat too, and I know many hurt men who have been cheated on. Point is that unless the terms are already agreed upon by both parties there is no way it is an acceptable bi-product of human nature. Human nature dictates a lot of things even violence but as civilised beings we curb that and our instincts do not rule out over our intellect in most situations and this should be no different. Men who say "it is in our nature" are looking for an excuse to behave as they want and if they are willing to hurt a partner for that perhaps they should not be in a relationship.
Fishead, I have not nor do I plan to be celibate, I am just more careful in Thailand than I would be in Europe or the States and the conditions I engage in sex are very different as the risks are different, it is risk modulation rather than just giving up...I love junk food, but I I have to modulate how I eat it, same with Thai men and sex.