Card Player Poker Mag Blasts Monogamy: Encourages Sexual Deviance

If there is one thing readers can expect from the popular Card Player magazine, it is non-confrontational, straight-to-the-point focus on the poker world without the smut, scantily clad exploited female poker players and tabloid antics often found with related sites such as Wicked Chops Poker.  As a website that stresses strong family values and conservatism, Gambling911.com can respect Card Player’s minimal provocative reporting while sticking to the basics.

It was for this reason we were completely overcome when stumbling on a piece entitled “Monogamy” appearing on the CardPlayer.com website.  Expecting this to be a sappy story of Barry and his lovely wife Allan’s long successful monogamous marriage, similar in vein to the Doyle and Louise Brunson love story profiled in a major news magazine earlier this year, we decided to read on.

Horrors!

The piece penned by Alec Torelli, an obviously horned up Italian, starts off “Monogamy. The concept is something I’ve never understood! Over the past few years, I’ve been dating a girl from Sweden and we have what can be most commonly defined as an ‘open relationship’.”

To be safe, I turned down the volume on my laptop out of fear some blue movie might pop up.

What on Earth is this article doing on the CardPlayer.com website?

I decided to read further to investigate this depravity. 

“Because she lives in Sweden and I live in California, it’s not entirely practical nor realistic for us to be in a monogamous relationship. So, we don’t.

The author goes on to compare individuals to animals and sex to ordering sushi. 

“Consider the animal kingdom. Aside from a handful of animals, humans are among the few species who mate for life. Surely one would think it’s absurd if the males didn’t mate with multiple females. We are in the extremely minority as far as mating habits go. Of course this is trivial but regardless of whether we rest with the majority or minority, one should have reasons for his actions.

“Just like one can LOVE sushi but still want chicken or LOVE Italy but still want to visit Greece, one can love a person but still want another.

“Wouldn’t you get bored if you watched the same movie everyday? LIstened to the same song? Had the same food? I think monogamy is something that we have to work toward instead of accept as a societal norm.”

My lovely wife Sadhvi would never think of engaging in such lubricity, nor would I.  It gets worse.

“I don’t believe in cheating, I merely avoid putting myself in a situation where I would commit such an act. I believe in being honest with women, openly expressing details of my relationships should the time or need arise. While some strongly advise against this, I take solace in the fact that I can also behave normally around women, whether or not my friends are there. Of course it’s tilting when I hear my girl slept with someone else. Yes, you feel insecure and hurt at times. However, I prefer the truth to the fake unrealistic. It makes me stronger and prevents a catastrophic shocking heart break.”

I need an aspirin!

“Furthermore, I would argue its equally tilting to not be able to pursue other women you are attracted to (especially given our age and distance). Or to look yourself in the mirror knowing you cheated on the mother of your child. That’s much more tilting, and I’m not going to be in that spot, not now or ever. Everything has a price, it’s just finding what works for you.”

Oh my pregnant Sadhvi, I pray she doesn’t read this, and I will prevent her from doing so.  Typically she will read Gambling911.com to become enlightened so today I will discourage her from logging onto the website where she might stumble upon this smut.

Oh it continues.  This is worse than a Harlequin Romance novel.  The Shulmans must be on vacation.

Jagajeet Chiba, Gambling911.com