There's a lot of noise that creeps up whenever the issue of morality comes up in this sub. The common refrain is that TRP principles and sexual strategy are amoral; to wit, they don't occupy any particular position on the morality spectrum, whatever that might be for you.

The rebuttal to this is that, yes, sexual strategy is amoral, but sexual strategists are not. An individual is the sum-total of his choices, and what you choose to do determines whether or not you can be considered a good person.

Setting aside the issue of morality for a bit, you'll find that these two camps are generally split into types of people on either extreme: on the one hand, you have those men who believe that being a good person in a world that is anything but good sets them apart and will earn them a medal. They state that all they care about is being able to look themselves in the mirror at the end of the day and say "Good job,champ". The other side holds men who are vitriolic towards both society and women. These are men who have been wronged and seem to believe that harming one woman by cheating on her, lying,manipulating e.t.c is a revenge blow to all the women in the world, including the one(s) that fucked them over.

There are plenty of men in the middle, those who recognise that clinging to outdated beliefs in this rotten world significantly ups your chances of being on the short end of the stick--but who also know that edgy anarchism in a misgudied attempt to get one back really does nothing for you in the long run. I myself am one of these men. Have I cheated on my girlfriend? Yes. Have I resisted the temptation to do on other occasions when the opportunity arose? Yes to that one,too.

I'm saying this to tell you that cheating for a man isn't the zero-sum game that many think it is. If my LTR were to cheat, I'd end the relationship right there because that is an indication that she has found another man as worthier of her than me. I've failed at leading her and being the rock, and she has fallen prey to her natural hypergamy. If she were to find out that I cheated, I wouldn't blame her if she wanted to end things because I broke my word and my bond, and without those two things a man isn't worth much. The reality, though, is that she would probably go through a period of extreme pain but come back to me eventually. Would it be the same? Unlikely, but it all depends on what you're after. I don't make the rules of nature, I simply live by them.

The real question that arises here when talking about morality is whether enjoying the decline means actively participating in the decline. If a million ton concrete block is sliding into the sea, how much responsibility, if any, do I take if I decide to lean against it as I smoke my cigarette?

No one can answer that question, and that's the point of this place. TRP is a tool box; it's a course in navigation. If you decide to build a chair and sail to Madagascar, then power to you. Just don't look at the man who built a table and traveled to Jamaica and proclaim that you're better than he is simply because of your choices. We're not feminists; ours is not the way of shaming people into validating our choices simply because we're not secure enough to fess up to the consequences.

Be a man, decide on your path, and walk it.