In MD, you must be separated for one year before you can get a divorce. If you have sex with someone, is that still considered adultery?
2006-12-27 03:45:52 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
Is that something that can be put in the separation agreement...that you're allowed to?
2006-12-27 03:50:31 · update #1
Thanks for the encouragement adam f. I just like to cover my bases. We haven't had sex for months, and for all I know she's already fooling around behind my back. We all have needs...
2006-12-27 03:53:02 · update #2
Sounds to me like you're not going to get back with your wife, so you aren't cheating or committing adultery - it's simply a legal formality.
In the case of being separated but not divorced, this is generally to give the couple a chance to cool down and talk without being in each others faces. Your circumstances seem to be more conclusive than that. Furthermore, this doesn't happen overnight and most people don't realise that the marriage broke down a long time ago, and this is just a formality.
Frankly, it sounds to me like you need to spend some time getting to know yourself again. Knock yourself out!!
2006-12-27 04:30:45 · answer #1 · answered by prusec_int 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, this is considered adultery. Being separated meaning you two need time apart. Not time with new people, how can you be trying to better yourself and the situation that made you separate. By sleeping with someone else. What if there is a chance that you might reconcile, cheating is still cheating when you're married whether living together or not. File, get the divorce and then start rebuilding your life. Good Luck!
2006-12-27 04:25:17 · answer #2 · answered by WhyNotMe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like a Bill Clinton-type evasive question.
The question is not 'Can' you - you 'can' do anything you want - it sounds more like you are asking "is it legal?" or "is it moral?"
Legally - depends on your state laws and the terms of your separation agreement. If you are already separated, then it probably will not affect the stated 'reason' for the divorce. But it will probably piss off your ex, and certainly won't put you in a good light if you flaunt your new partner in their face.
Morally, in most faiths and value systems, you are an adulterer if you have sex outside of marriage. Many people believe it doesn't have to be 'sex' (as in full intercourse) to be adultery - it can involve stained dresses, cigars, or even adulterous thoughts...
Which question are you really asking?
2006-12-27 04:14:09 · answer #3 · answered by GoldenRetreiverLover 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are still married, it's called adultery. If you check with a lawyer, you might find that you have to be separated for one year to be able to get a no-fault divorce. If however there is fault, like adultery, you might not have to wait a full year.
2006-12-27 03:50:07 · answer #4 · answered by The ReDesign Diva 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep your business in your pants until the divorce is final! Geez........what is with all the immoral people. It isn't always fun and exciting to do the right thing, but it still should be done. This isn't rocket science. If you are comming out of a marriage give yourself some time to mend before moving on anyway.
2006-12-27 03:50:04 · answer #5 · answered by Jewells 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i could wait until i'm divorced. Your husband in all probability needs you to sleep with somebody so he can use it as explanation for a divorce. i'm at present separated from my spouse for 3 months, i can't sleep with somebody through fact i'm nonetheless married. additionally i be attentive to that sound asleep with somebody won't resolve any of my problems. i could somewhat depart understanding I did the main fabulous factor than incorrect factor.
2016-12-11 16:56:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if i was seperated before meeting any one else id have to make 100% sure there is no chance of getting back to gether with my husband because if i did sleep with someone other than him and we got back to gether it would only add more problems to the already messed up relation. but if there was no chance because we both had enough of each other i think it would still be considered adultry but id still look for some comfort in another man. but that is me but make sure the person you get with knows what your going threw and that your more than likley not looking for anything serious that way no one is getting hurt. and if you have kids dont let them know daddy is seeing some one else they wouldnt be able to under stand this yet but after some time they when they are adjusted then if you found someone you would like to start new with it would be ok to interduce them then. but dont confuse them with temp gfs hope ive helped and that is what i would do
2006-12-27 04:01:53 · answer #7 · answered by cute redhead 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you have been legally separated for one year or more, and you were married to a very abusive, alcoholic partner who mistreated you and demanded that you move out, it should not be considered adultery. Especially if you have filed for a divorce and your partnered told you they no longer loved you or wanted you.
2016-04-29 16:21:22 · answer #8 · answered by Teresa Weil 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have been separated 4 months from my wife and haven't had sex with no one and don't want to.Yes having sex while being separated is adultery to me!
2006-12-27 05:52:20 · answer #9 · answered by ptbzbo 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Man, You have major problems. You are the definition of a selfish loser. You haven't even left your wife, and you're already thinking about sex with another woman, you keep this mentality up and you are doomed for a very empty life. Selfish living is only fun for a season!
2006-12-27 03:51:24 · answer #10 · answered by adam f 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋