The ongoing blockbuster performance of "No Other Woman" spoke a few facts about the Filipinos way of life. Infidelity sells and the mistresses are here to stay.
I'm sure that everyone of us have at some point had a dinner conversation where we spoke about somebody's separation because of another woman. The "Kabit" is a subject always close to home. To the young generation, this is who one of your friends lost her family to when you're Tito decided to go all out with that beautiful gold digger . To the young professionals, this is one of your officemates, rekindling an old flame and trying to reconnect with an ex-boyrfriend to prove that ones first love never dies. Or a tired single woman a few desks away, who decided to stop searching and hit on an unhappily married co-worker. To our parents' crowd, the mistress is the person they will never understand. They may have or know someone who at some point have lost to this woman and their existence still spells fear of losing their marriage, broken families and losing family money that they want them to die by slowly pinching them with a pair of tweezers.
While at some point, it has become acceptable for men to do so, it still is an interesting discussion. And just like the movie, such discussion always bring a nice exchange between the conservative and the open minded. We have seen it happen too many times that we always have something to say. The conservative argues based on labels and morals; while the open minded argues on reason.
I guess what I really have to say is, Marriage is not everything. Some people choose to stick to that decision, while others think they know better. I am all about protecting marriages, but sometimes the only way to make it fair is to be honest and make a choice. And yes, just like a happily married friend always tells me when I get confused, it always helps to Pray.
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