Sam and Alex are a married couple, but Sam is growing dissatisfied with the relationship. Maybe Alex isn't as attractive now as in the past. Maybe Alex doesn't appreciate Sam's friends and hobbies. Maybe the passion's just gone from the marriage. Either way, Sam meets Chris, who's everything Alex isn't, and starts an affair. Now we all know cheating is A Bad Thing, so it follows that we aren't supposed to side with Sam, right? Wrong. There are many reasons why someone who cheats might be portrayed sympathetically: Examples of Sympathetic Adulterer include:
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| - Sam and Alex are a married couple, but Sam is growing dissatisfied with the relationship. Maybe Alex isn't as attractive now as in the past. Maybe Alex doesn't appreciate Sam's friends and hobbies. Maybe the passion's just gone from the marriage. Either way, Sam meets Chris, who's everything Alex isn't, and starts an affair. Now we all know cheating is A Bad Thing, so it follows that we aren't supposed to side with Sam, right? Wrong. There are many reasons why someone who cheats might be portrayed sympathetically:
* Pay Cheating Unto Evil - their partner's a hateful bastard who stifles or abuses the cheater.
* Pay Cheating Unto Cheating - their partner is cheating themself, in which case the cheating is a form of Laser-Guided Karma.
* Pay Cheating Unto Boring - their partner is boring and they want a more exciting lover, or the marriage has gone on for too long and they want a change.
* Pay Cheating Unto Bad Sex - their partner is asexual, impotent or just bad at sex. A form of Acceptable Targets.
* Pay Cheating Unto Normal - their partner is a Nice Guy or Romantic Runner-Up who just can't compete with the cheater's One True Love
* Pay Cheating Unto Various - more than one of the above
* Pay Cheating Unto Fine With It - for one reason or another, the partner knows about the adultery and is perfectly okay with it. But whatever the reason, if they cheat and are portrayed sympathetically then it fits the trope. Compare My Girl Is a Slut. The Unfair Sex is a Sub-Trope dealing with a Double Standard to do with this. Contrast Ethical Slut, where cheating usually isn't considered okay or sympathetic at all - but affairs are not considered cheating as long as the communication/relationship is open. Examples of Sympathetic Adulterer include:
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