How Economics 101 Sparked Drama in My Love Life
To Cheat or Not to Cheat: Applying the Prisoner’s Dilemma to My Love Life!
For the second time I’ve caught my partner on the toilet, pants on. He’s not weird, and it’s not some kind of fetish. He just needed a break — a break from me, to be more specific. I felt he was hiding something even though I trust him to be faithful because of his kind heart and strong moral values. That and also for the fact that the second time he didn’t even have his phone with him.
Still, I can’t help but find this behavior odd. So, that’s one strike for him. On his side, he’s been concerned about the time I spend on my phone. He’s right — I do spend quite a few hours on it, mostly texting friends, reading psychology articles, and devouring some good content. I also use it to find local events in Toronto and watch funny cat reels.
I have nothing to hide, but I quickly put my phone down when he approaches (out of respect), and it probably looks suspicious. So, that’s one strike for me. I’m pretty sure neither of us has engaged in any inappropriate behavior or unfaithfulness… but I’m worried. Is it just a matter of time before one of us cheats when trust isn’t fully there?
I fear this is exactly what my 10th-grade economics class warned me about. A long time…
