Let's talk about cheating, shall we? 

Cheating is the ugly side of love. Whether you're the cheater or the cheated, infidelity is a painful and ugly thing to deal with. 

It's also pretty dang common. Probably far more common than most of us care to think about, especially if you're like me and currently in a committed relationship. 

But what about if you're famous? Is cheating thought about differently when it's the famous dealing with it? Is it more accepted or even more expected? And more importantly, is there a double standard for cheaters based on whether they're a man or a woman? 

I ask this because there seems to be a huge double standard going on in country music as we speak and it fascinates me to no end. 

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