State of affairs?

Call me naive - but what is it about people today that popularity of services like these (Ashley Madison, Discreet Adventures, Affairs 4 U, Taken & Looking, etc) even exist let alone seem to be flourishing?

I am one for what goes on behind closed doors between consenting adults is fine by me, and should be nobodies beeswax. As cheating has been going on ever since Eve (or Adam for that matter) had competition. I was under the impression that affairs kinda just occurred by happenstance - not by design. You know the flirt by the water cooler, or business trip away from home, or with your basic White House intern and a tryst happened that may or may not then develop into an elicit longer lasting relationship. Kinda exciting, very hypocritical, and then the awkward what now??

Now you can just plunk down your credit card get a password and browse for your affair-mate online. No work or emotions - all the "fun" and mystery peeled away with just a click of the mouse.

I guess you gotta like the entrepreneurial spirit that somebody has taken advantage of the demand - I think they used to call these folks pimps?

I blame it on our soap opera society that takes no responsibility for their deceitful actions; probably the same kind of self-righteous folks who passed Prop 8 in CA. All these morally weak men & women should be so lucky as to end up being made a mockery of on the Jerry Springer show - some public shame and ridicule (let alone a cat fight or 2) would do them a world of good.