there is this show on starworld called the moment of truth. participants are attached to a lie detector machine (polygraph test) while they need to answer 21 increasingly personal questions. if they answer truthfully (as determined by the polygraph test), their chances of getting more money increases. the questions can be as personal as “have you ever cheated on your wife?” with the wife in front, or “have you stuffed your underwear to make you look more endowed?”
i don’t really watch it regularly but it’s an interesting show whenever i catch it. one unforgettable episode was the replay episode i was able to watch yesterday. the participant was rey hernandez from california. he got married at 16 and his mom was against the marriage and his wife. some of the questions were “have you ever resented your mother for the way she treated your wife, have you ever resented your mother for attending your wedding dressed in black, can you ever forgive your parents for not accepting Maria as your wife?”
what made this an unforgettable episode for me was when rey was asked “would you cheat on your wife if you knew you wouldn’t get caught?” and he answered NO. he also added that every sunday, he doesn’t sleep in his house because of his job, he could have kept an affair if he wanted to but he didn’t and he doesn’t because he loves his wife so much. ahhhhhhh! that’s what love is! after everything they’ve gone through, with his parents against his marriage and wife, their love for each other has grown. they’ve settled the differences with his mother and their family is doing well. this is what a family is all about. i admire the man so much for loving his wife deeply and for being committed all through these years.
other episodes are also interesting but from them you will realize how shallow many relationships are that cheating on spouses is just a natural thing for men and women to do. there was this episode when a woman, Lauren, was still in love with her ex-boyfriend on her wedding day. this ex boyfriend, frank, was a guest to ask the question “if i ever wanted to get back together, would you leave your husband?” this question was not answered though because her sister hit the button (this is a one-time option given by any one member of the family) saying “i don’t think anyone would wanna hear that answer.” the next question meanwhile ( asked also by Frank) was “do you belive i’m the man you should be married to?” to which Lauren answered YES. come on, how hurting was that to her husband!
this show also makes me realize that many of us are so pretentious that we don’t reveal the whole truth to our loved ones. i am not without sin but being in a relationship, especially in a marriage, for me is being committed in the true sense of the word. i can go on and on and on about this but then i am not in a relationship right now and i am not married so many people might think who am i to say all these things.
anyhow, i just want to write my thoughts on the show. catch it when you can on star world every wednesdays at 9pm. you just might agree with me.
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