Sunday, November 05, 2006

Virtual Adultery.. a problem of the times

This article in TOI indicates a growing tendency of the current generation to lead a virtual life different from the physical life and do things which they are constrained not to do because of the norms of the society. No where this crossing of boundaries more evident than in the relationship with the opposite sex. While Cyber Sociologists have to take up this issue for further study, it would be of interest if courts start admitting "Virtual Adultery" as reasons for marital divorce. If "Virtual Property" can be a point of dispute, it is obvious that "Virtual adultery" can also be a point of marital dispute.

Naavi
Vijayashankar
www.naavi.org