Carpooling Loonies
'Cheaters', a must have (Part II)
They say every woman has a gift of sensitivity, the kind that will tell her if her partner is making extra turns--in another woman's bed--even before confessions happen (well, if it does come to that). People who cheat on their partners make up a huge percentage in one study I read and although the figure is not surprising anymore, it still remains as one of the most disturbing things in this world. To make a century old story new and the lengthy one short, it is the effect of infidelity that has petrified this world for so long. Both men and women can play victims, but yet there are some who fight back. Or at least have the courage to face the truth. As much as there are victims, there are also other victims who sometimes sulk in the dark, like for instance the children. It has become a classic story of mom and dad getting tired of each other so either one of them, or worse, both get involved in extra-marital affairs leaving the children to wonder if they are ever coming back to fix what has been broken.
For couples who are not married, the game of cheating is just as bad. I've had friends who have cursed their partners over half a bottle of Absinthe or fatalistic rituals on a full moon. Not to have been cheated on is a special package I got from heaven after I made a pact with The One in-charged that if He keeps me away from people who cheat in relationships, then I would keep the world in its proper order.
There is one show on the Reality TV channel that I've been rooting on for the past 13 months. It's called Cheaters. What can be a sweeter vengeance than having your partner's affair shown live on TV without him or her knowing it until the 'confrontation' time?
Some kiss and make up right there and then, some move on without their partners. In this show, nobody goes home richer, only broken-hearted. But one way of becoming richer in this lifetime is not allowing anybody to steal away respect and peace that belongs to your heart.
That's why I keep wishing they'd do Pinoy Cheaters. If there's one thing that will become the biggest hit in Philippine television then that would be it. If a lot of them get a kick out of knowing what the 'house mates' do everyday, I'm quite certain the audience would love it better to know who is cheating on whom in the neighborhood. Not that Cheaters can actually stop people from cheating on their partners (or maybe it would!) but at least it will make them think twice before making that wrong turn. And yes, we know the hippo-skinned will remain unfaithful even with the camera on his or her face.