My friend recently told me that his gal pal is 100% positive her boyfriend cheated on her, but she's not confronting him about it. In fact she's totally "letting it go" because it happened in Brazil.

"Is that right?" I said.
"Yup, she's treating the whole thing like a non issue..."
"That's kind of nutty," I said. "Right?"
"Sort of," he offered back. "I mean, hooking up overseas is kinda like a 'get out of jail for free' thing for a lot of people."
"It is?" I said.
"Yeah, she's moving on and calling it all a loophole in The Relationship System."

"A loophole in the system," I repeated to myself. It sounded like something out of Lost or The Matrix. I began wondering if this young lady's thought process made her nothing but an Outlier in the dating world or, if I was totally out of the loop and this was a going trend. Surely calling it a loophole was naïve and a result of her age.

Then I remembered a conversation I had a few months ago with an old high school pal. He told me that his wife lets him get rub-and-tugs (massage with a hand job for dessert) on the regular as long as it's overseas. And someone else I know hooks up with a guy in Prague every time she's there even though she is in a serious relationship back in New York.

"Hmm and holy sh*t," I thought. Is geography the new celebrity clause?

You see, most couples have a going pact that if the man meets say...Angelina, Scarlett, the Olsen Twins, etc. they can have sex with them. Go for it, Sweetie! Just as, if the lady in the relationship is propositioned by, say, Mr. Depp, Clooney or Gosling they too get the thumbs up for a loophole hump.

But there's a difference. The chances of an international sex symbol wanting to pork you or your lady is about as likely as a meteor filled with miracle whip landing in your backyard. The celebrity loophole is a make-believe valve allowing both individuals in the relationship to pretend (fantasize) that they have some sexual freedoms.

The chances of one of you guys needing to fly to San Diego or Rome for the weekend on business - much more credible.
Are we moving towards time zone allowances? What's more, if you have sex with someone in Australia and land home before the clock reaches the same spot, did it really even happen?

I figure many of you reading this are thinking, FG, slow down. You're picking one or two examples of couples cool with geography sex loopholes and making a case. But maybe not...weigh in won't you?

Are people that cite travel as a chance for hooking up, just First Class asses?

Are there allowances you've made or do make in your relationships?

Do you have friends that go for this sort of thing?

Shouldn't skype and sexting be enough for couples that travel?

What happened to self restraint and commitment?