A gay affair

Affairs can give happiness for some and cause pain a gay affair suffering for others. Affairs come in many forms and each is unique because every coupling or polyamorous relationship is unique. Some affairs are only sexual, and some encompass a romantic element.

Just look at the national news about a Rep. Katie Hill D-CA who resigned her seat in Congress, after it was revealed that she was having an affair with a member of her campaign staff. It is a violation of the ethics rules; so, now her career, which started so promisingly, is now over, at least in the United States Congress.

Sadly, a very big price to pay. Hill, of course, is one of many, but people have affairs for many reasons. People who work together share of lot of their time together, and whatever the trigger is, they sometimes become sexually, if not romantically, involved. For example, at a university, if one is a French instructor and the other is the Provost, then there is a problem.

If people embark on an affair and risk the possibility of self-destruction in their career and community, and family life, that is for them to handle. Even if the subordinate initiated the affair, the supervisor is making a serious error in judgment. Of course, not everyone gets caught, as the phrase goes, but the risks are very high.

Now add to this scenario that this subordinate is having an affair with the supervisor. The supervisor is in the middle of a serious dilemma and sadly so is the organization. Historically opposite-sex married couples have been at the top of the relationship heap in society.

The one-man, one-woman mantra is what many of us heard all the time — whether in religious, law-making or social situations.

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If you are having an affair with a married individual, you are literally and legally speaking on the outside because the other person is in a legally protected marriage and may have children too. If you are married and having an affair with a person outside your marriage, you are on the outside too, even though you may have the anchor in a traditional home life.

Have your affair and do as you wish, but be realistic that if it is revealed, you might be out of a stable home life, a job or of luck. In Congress one day and out the next. Keep up with our community! Sign up. Skip to content. Affairs at Work People a gay affair work together share of lot of their time together, and whatever the trigger is, they sometimes become sexually, if not romantically, involved.

Affairs with a Person in a Marriage Historically opposite-sex married couples have been at the top of the relationship heap in society.