Is it an invasion of privacy to read your spouses journal if it proves infidelity?

think yourself.

It's still an invasion of privacy. Personally, I'd prefer to be trusting until proven wrong. If they're cheating, you'll find out. But if I'm trusting until that point, at least I know I gave my all to that person-- I loved him with a pure heart. Being a snoop just makes TWO people in the relationship who have no boundaries.

My question is, would you have read the journal if you didn't have suspicions? I'm guessing you would have. Would you feel remorse if you hadn't found the information you were seeking? I'm guessing you'd still stand by your "I had to find out for myself" answer, and you probably still wouldn't believe she wasn't cheating. In fact, you'd read the journal again the next chance you got. You're just using the end to justify the means. If I hit someone with my car and they ended up being a pedophile, does that mean what I did was right? Nope. Wrong is still wrong, regardless the outcome.

Integrity is doing the right thing even if no one's looking. This is a sign of our society's ethics: Screw them before they screw you. Something tells me trust is a longstanding issue in this pathetic marriage.

Well, I told my fiance that it's fine if we both go through each others stuff. There's nothing to hide and we agreed but we trust each other so much that we probably wouldn't even think of looking for evidence. If she told you not to touch her stuff or journal, it is an invasion of privacy but maybe you were suppose to find out. Who cares at this point...you should confront her about it.

You would not have known the infidelity aspect had you not read the journal. So whether it is invasion of privacy or not, you know a very vital information tb taken care of.

Is it an invasion of privacy.....yes.

Is the means justified........Yes.

If there had been nothing there what would you have done?

You would have shut up and moved on being the invader.

As it is the deception sort of negates that right now doesn't it.

The real question becomes, what are you doing with that information?

Your invasion of privacy invalidates any legitimate right you had to blow up at your partner for infidelity. You could have simply asked your spouse to be blunt. Yes they could have lied to you, but most people know when their spouse is lying to them or leaving out pertinent details. You may not see your invasion of privacy as being all that big a deal ... I mean you feel like you can't trust your partner because of his/her infidelity, but can they ever trust you again? I mean you've demonstrated that you'll freely and willfully violate their privacy any time you wish.

If i were you i would get photo copies of the journal, if not the journal itself and then go to a lawyer and file for divorce.

What kind of idiot writes about their affairs in their diary>? Srsly?

I don't write anything that i wouldn't mind my husband reading (not that i have anything to hide anyway) and because i don't mind if he reads it, he doesn't feel the need.

add: right to privacy... pfft. There's 'i'm shutting the loo door now cause i'm taking a dump and don't want you to see me grunting and straining' privacy.. and then there's 'i dont' want you to know what i'm doing because i'm doing something i'm not sposed to' privacy... guess which one you're NOT entitled to in a committed relationship?!!!

Reading journal vs cheating..... hmm... they SO do NOT cancel each other out. Cheating is a REAL issue. Reading the journal is not.

Irregardless of what the content of the journal is, you have invaded the other persons privacy. The journal in itself does not prove anything. If you suspect that your spouse is cheating, then confront them and take the necessary steps to better your relationship/life.

It is an invasion of privacy even though you learned what you were snooping for. 2 wrongs don't make a right, so you're both going to have to deal with it.

Question # 3 : Are insecure people ( the type that accuse and snoop ) more likely to get cheated on ?

Yes , it is an invasion of privacy

No , at that point who cares ?

Every party of a relationship needs their own privacy, reading some one's journal is an invasion of privacy.