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Moral dilemma

It's been widely documented that I am looking for work - I enjoy my job but there's a pair of Louboutins out there with my name on them and quite frankly my measly salary won't even pay for the bus fare to the shop - and so it has passed that I will be for as long as it takes, searching the Internet for my dream role.....and my dream wage packet.

It was upon scrolling through pages and pages of boring jobs on a job site that will remain nameless however, that I stumbled upon a right moral dilemma.

 Now, when it comes to morals I'm all for being a bit lax - I'm not above embellishing the truth on my CV for example, however this particular predicament kinda knocked me for six.

The job in question was advertised at £28,000 per year. Dear reader, you really must understand that it's unusual for me to see £8,000 per year at the moment, the penniless writer that I am and so the pound signs started flashing in my eyes as I stared greedily at the screen. I was and continue to be, more than fully qualified for the role, in fact I'd be quite good at it, but I could not bring myself to press the 'apply now' button and I shall tell you why.

The role was part of the admin team on a website (that again shall remain nameless....slander and all that) that encouraged married folk to stray from their partners and embark upon an affair or three.

God I want those Louboutins, I really, really do and I want a new car and a Mulberry handbag, but I am pleased to announce that I actually do possess a few morals deep down inside my soul somewhere.

In fact, I can't quite believe that websites like that exist out there. Surely relationships are hard enough to work through without every Tom, Harry and Dickhead launching websites that make it even easier to cheat?!

I guess affairs can be exhilarating and exciting which all look pretty great if it's not that way at home, but ultimately they will inevitably hurt someone and often times, that damage is extremely difficult to repair. I know many a woman ....and many a man in-fact, that have struggled not only to forgive an affair, but also to move on from one as the injured party. They destroy people's confidence, make them believe that they aren't good enough, pretty enough..etc, etc and no one human being should ever make another feel that way. Not only that, but folks entering into affairs are just glossing over problems instead of facing up to them, which again, will ultimately end in pain.

We've all been there, done that and made stupid mistakes, but to me websites like these need to be shut down and forgotten about. Life and love is hard enough.

In the end I didn't apply, I can't condone something I don't agree with (obviously...doh!). I guess it's back to the drawing board. On the plus side I did find a nice little job in Ann Summers......hmmm imagine what I could get discounts on in there?!!??!