To let the woman beside you end up a spectacle for others amusement is pure cowardice. When you allow sniggering behind her back while you put your arm around her in full view, you failnot just as a partner, but as a human being.
Theres nothing more humiliating than a woman who loves sincerely, all while others cast pitying glances at her, because they know a truth you keep hidden from her. Nothing more base than betraying the person who trusts you, who cares for you, who respects you.
She walks by your side with her head high, never suspecting the private smirks, never hearing the silent, If only she knew
Thats not courage. Its just fearfear of leaving, fear of being honest.
Cheating, and making the woman at your side a joke for others, destroys the most important thing of allrespect. Without respect, theres no love. There arent any good excuses, either.
A real man isnt the one who turns many heads, but the one who protects the dignity of just one woman. And if you lack the strength to keep your promise, at least have the decency not to make her the last to find out.
Because that kind of shame never fades. It lingers, forever.
