A woman narrated her repeated disappointments with dating married men, and instead of challenging the pattern, one comment cheered her on: “Continue, you will hit big one soon.”
This response is deeply problematic because it treats unethical relationships like a gamble—encouraging persistence as though success will eventually erase the harm involved. It normalizes infidelity, disregards the emotional damage done to spouses and families, and frames exploitation as strategy. More troubling is how it masks harmful advice as positivity. There is nothing empowering about urging someone to remain in a cycle that has consistently led to pain, secrecy, and disappointment. Support should guide people toward healthier decisions, not push them deeper into destructive patterns. When wrongdoing is applauded instead of questioned, accountability disappears, and harm is repackaged as “hope.”
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