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“When a man says he promises anything, he in effect expresses a resolution of performing it; and along with that, by making use of this form of words, subjects himself to the penalty of never being trusted again in case of failure.”( Kampowski, p. 3) Jason and Lily are a newlywed couple that has wondered what the real meaning of fidelity is. For many months, Lily and Jason researched the meaning. The couple went through a rough time finding answers, but in the end they found the meaning of fidelity. Jason and Lily were finally married and ready to get on with their lives, but first they wanted to know what fidelity meant. For several days, the couple had spent many hours on the computer trying to find answers. Jason had started to worry …show more content…
He could not remember the last time Lily had done this. More months had passed and Lily's search for answers was still in vain. Jason and his assistant had started going on lunch dates and exchanged emails. The more Jason thought about it, the more he realized that he was falling in love with his assistant. His assistant had been there for him when his wife had not, she made him feel like his wife used to. Jason loved his wife, but he felt as if there was nothing that he could do to fix their marriage. He was writing up the divorce agreement when he figured out the meaning of fidelity. Now that Jason knew what fidelity was, he realized that he had done everything that was against it. He quickly left the office and hurried home to tell his …show more content…
He sat in their chair beside Lily thinking of how he what he was going to say. When she woke up, he told her that he had figured out the meaning of fidelity. Jason continued and told her that fidelity was staying faithful to your wife and being there for your partner. It was not allowing someone else to enter your life and not having sex with other people. It was to love your partner in every way possible and to never stop showing them how much they mean to you. As he finished, he put his head down in shame. Jason tells her that he had allowed someone else to come into his life while she was busy searching for answers. He begged for her forgiveness and told her that he was wrong. After listening to Jason, she excused herself and went to their bedroom where she cried herself to sleep. She had been so happy that they finally knew the meaning of fidelity, but was heartbroken that Jason had done the opposite of it. Jason knew he had hurt his wife, he had not stayed completely faithful. When Lily finally woke up, she told Jason that she had forgiven him and she was glad that he told her. He knew that it would take a while for the wound to completely heal, but at least he knew that she forgave

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