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You do realise that "oath" is a fancy word for "promise", don't you? Frankly, when it comes to promises, I do the same.

I'm never going to trust you with anything serious.

Eh. It means starting your marrage with planning for it to fail, and thinking in those terms is likely to push it that way. It's very cold blooded. If we're looking for a busness merger, that's fine, but for the person you love, and are sure you want to live the rest of your life with...

In a very real sense, that was how things worked, until No Fault Divorce and the crap Feminism came up with started affecting the Legal system. It wasn't fully written down, but everybody knew the rules, and the pentalties were also quite standard. It was a part of the culture. It's a pity...

Yes. "You cheated, so I get everything in the divorce" is something I'd go for, but not "You cheated, so the cops will drag you off to prison".

...... Hurt feelings could well lead to suicide and murder. Not that adultery is anywhere near that level, but, still. Heck, we're not even arguing the same thing, now. I'm not really against Polyamory. I think it's stupid, but if people want to screw up, I don't really care. (I don't want...

Dammit, now I'm in it. Bad argument. Drunk driving is not something that is certain to hurt anybody, either. It's just a greater risk. There's a bunch of things we punish on that basis. And, yes, as best as we can tell, it is a greater risk. Even with consent.

As has been pointed out, murder, rape and slavery still exist, with all the force arrayed against it. We can minimize it, with a combo of social and govenment pressures. That's what's being advocated, for adultery. I kinda lean towards criminalising it, personally. If you swear an oath...