Changing attitudes But it is possible that changing sexual mores will leave the legal environment out of date

or even already have. Youn said it was no longer inevitable for Koreans to be intolerant of infidelity or for women to be judged more harshly for the same behavior. Most people were basically against adultery in the past, but they showed different attitudes to the two genders when the adultery was disclosed. They showed more generous and tolerant attitudes to male adulterers than to female adulterers. Today, many people are against adultery, but some people are not. They think that since a married man can meet another woman, a married woman can another man. Man can do it. Woman? Why not! By John Power (john.power@heraldcorp.com) Intern reporter Park Sui contributed to this report. Ed. Readers voice Adultery law... The spouse who was cheated on should be able to sue for breach of contract (or something similar), child support, etc, but as for punitive laws, no. This is private behavior and should not be legislated against. Keep the police out of peoples bedrooms. If, however, there are such laws, they should be worded to ensure gender equality. That is, both men and women should be protected equally and have equal access to the same legal recourse. Audie Wilkinson, Jeungpyeong, North Chungcheong Province Sexual relations should only be deemed criminal if someone in the sexual relationship does not consent with sound mind. In terms of morality, adultery is debatable, but the state should not take part in the discussion when contemplating criminal law. Darryl Kincade, Seoul

While I personally feel adultery is wrong, and a total betrayal, it is a moral issue. No government has the right to govern morality. Once they start it will only lead to a repressed population. Chuck Wilson, Incheon To protect the values of family and marriage the law is still necessary. And it was about five years ago when the constitutional court ruled that the law was constitutional, and five years is not a long time regarding legal stability. Un-soo Jung, Seoul, via Facebook Id prefer to keep religious crimes off the secular law books, personally. It seems a slippery slope to go from what may be perceived as a social rule to other laws based on more narrow religious definitions. Chris Backe, Bangkok, Thailand, via Facebook