Dear Tiger,

In honor of you, and the recent media attention you have brought to the grey area of texting and cheating, I have invented a new word: Infidelitexting. ‘Flirtexting,’ while in a committed relationship with someone other than your significant other, IS considered cheating.

You, Mr. Woods, are the poster child for infidelitexting. I don’t know the total number of infidelitexts you’ve sent or how many girls you’ve infildelitexted- nor do I care- but what I do know is why you thought you would get away with it.

In your head you probably rationalized that because it’s ‘just a text’ it wouldn’t mean as much. It’s not like you were calling, exchanging flirty emails, or meeting up. This, my shady friend, is where you are wrong. You see, it starts with a text.

It starts with a text that leads to an email which leads to a call that leads to a get together and next thing you know, you’ve crashed your SUV into a tree and lost all your corporate sponsors.

The same rule of thumb applies when infidelitexting as with sexting: assume that whatever you send will eventually fall into the wrong hands. Therefore never send a text that would hurt the feelings of your significant other if they happen to see it by accident (or if they happen to steal your phone while you are in the shower and look through your text log.)

So to recap Tiger, (in case your phone was buzzing and you didn’t get the message): Infidelitexting. It’s wrong. It’s hurtful. It’s cheating.

Forget what Nike told you and just don’t do it.

Best,

Debra

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