Why is it wrong to commit adultery?

Adultery is wrong because it involves breaking one of the most serious promises a person can make. Adultery weakens the institutions of marriage and family. When people put the wellbeing of their marriage above their personal “happiness,” they achieve more lasting happiness in the long run.

Is cheating common in the Philippines?

While most Filipinos (about 96 percent) disapprove of extramarital relations, infidelity happens on a daily basis. This is quite evident in the rise in the number of marriage annulment cases in the Philippines. In the last decade, there has been a 40 percent increase, with at least 22 cases filed daily.

Why do good people commit adultery?

Adultery is sometimes motivated by a lack of sexual satisfaction in the cheating person’s current marriage. The married woman or man may genuinely love their spouse, yet cheat on them because they believe their extramarital lover can satisfy them in a way that their married woman or man cannot.

What are the basis for adultery?

To successfully prosecute them of the crime of adultery, you need to prove the following elements: 1) that the woman is married; 2) that she has sexual intercourse with a man not her husband; and 3) that as regards the man with whom she has sexual intercourse, he must know her to be married (Luis B.

What adultery does to a marriage?

In the U.S., about 40 percent of marriages at some point will be shaken by an extramarital affair. Not only can it destroy a marriage, it can hurt children and parent-child relationships. The good news is that many marriages survive, and can even become stronger.

What is adultery in the Philippines?

Adultery, as defined under Article 333 of the RPC, is committed by a married woman and her paramour who knows of her marital status, when they engage in sexual intercourse.

What is the grounds for adultery in the Philippines?

As defined under Article 333 of the Revised Penal Code, “Adultery is committed by any married woman who shall have sexual intercourse with a man not her husband and by the man, who has carnal knowledge of her knowing her to be married, even is the marriage be subsequently declared void.”