Psychological consequences
Loss of connection and lack of sharing in family life are common causes leading to adultery in today's society. However, according to experts, no matter what the reason, this behavior not only hurts the partner, but also leaves persistent mental scars, affecting the child's growth process.
Psychologist Le Phuong - Director of the Center for Psychology and Human Development of NHC Vietnam (Quan Hoa Branch, Hanoi) - analyzed that the mental damage to a betrayed person is very profound when they feel that their self-worth is not valued.
The next consequence is the breakdown of trust in marriage, causing the psychology of those involved to fall into a state of instability, anxiety, prolonged stress, and even leading to depression.
For children, this is the most severely affected group. At a young age with a still innocent view of life, witnessing the injuries and instability of adults will make them lose faith right in their own families.
These psychological scars are often not immediately expressed in words but silently leave serious consequences later on. When they grow up, the consequences in terms of emotions, behavior and deviation, loss of faith in love and marriage are clearly manifested outside," expert Le Phuong explained.
Legal corridor for happiness
According to Dr. Dang Van Cuong - Chinh Phap Law Office (Hanoi Bar Association) - in modern society, marital relations are no longer tied by feudal rituals, making marriage and divorce much easier than before. However, along with this freedom, each person needs to have control to minimize the negative impacts from broken marriages.
In a romantic relationship, emotional freedom must be placed within ethical limits, avoiding the case of distortion into extramarital relationships, adultery, violating the principle of monogamous marriage.
Dr. Lawyer Dang Van Cuong emphasized that the field of marriage and family is currently regulated by two types of norms: ethical norms and legal norms. Not all emotional relationships are regulated by law, but only intervene in important issues of marriage. Therefore, for two people to be attached for a long time, social ethics and emotions are the most close and sustainable binding factors.
The legal element plays a role as a legal basis for establishing, terminating or handling violations. Therefore, the legal system needs to be improved in the direction of: issues belonging to the category of ethics are regulated by ethics, issues belonging to law are handled by law," Dr. Lawyer Dang Van Cuong analyzed.
Regarding ethical issues, experts believe that it is necessary to promote propaganda and orientation to clearly express values. At the same time, along with the changes and development of society, the law also needs to be further improved to have appropriate behavioral standards in both ethics and law. This helps avoid infringement of rights, emotional relationships and family marriage. From there, minimize unnecessary marriage breakdowns.
