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Ariana Grande Is Proof Some Women Are To Blame

“Blame the man who’s in a relationship!”

Melissa Alvarez
ZORA
5 min readJul 28, 2023

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Every time I see a woman spew rhetoric about how the affair partner isn’t the problem, I throw up a little in my mouth. There’s this notion that the other woman doesn’t, “Owe her anything,” and it’s the man in the relationship who is at fault when cheating happens. The affair partner or mistress or whatever you want to call it, is completely absolved of all responsibility.

This is preposterous.

And I never use that word.

There are few situations where the other woman is completely oblivious to the fact that her man is actually in a committed relationship or marriage.

Some men hide who they’re dating. They hide they have girlfriends, but continue to court you. They tell their potential affair partner they’re separated or live with their ex. The other woman thinks she has the green light.

On the flip side, a lot of women know. They know in their logically conscious mind he is not single. They know that separation doesn’t mean divorce. They know his unhappiness and dead bedroom doesn’t legally mean his relationship is over and behind him. They ignore the fact there is another person on the other end. Maybe even a new mom.

I find this truly…

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Melissa Alvarez
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Written by Melissa Alvarez

Melissa Alvarez is a 31 year old Film Industry professional living in Los Angeles. | IG: @melannealva | © Pollyanna Productions

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