60 June 2022 www.bahrainthismonth.com opinion INFIDELITY THE SCOURGE OF MODERN SOCIETY Infidelity is an ultimate sin that can devastate family unity, divide communities, destroy friendships and partnerships, and is considered a cancer in any society. Considering the magnitude of devastation, and the seriousness with which infidelity and adultery have been viewed and treated over time, there is little surprise that in times gone by, punishments for this heinous crime of moral bankruptcy, deceit and betrayal were far more severe. In Western civilisation, blood is often spilled too with love triangles regularly resulting in death and property destruction. BTM looks at this touchy subject and provides an insight into the elephant in the room. Noor lay on her bed, devastated and almost incapacitated. She had just discovered that for almost a year, the father of her children and husband, Majid, an airline pilot Captain, had been having an ongoing relationship with one of the gullible married flight attendants - a mother too. What had started in Dhaka, Bangladesh at the Bosphorous Coffee Shop, a long way from the crew’s hotel and prying eyes, was no coincidence. In order to woo them while grooming them, Majid took all his potential conquests to the quaint shop. The visit had been carefully planned and details stage managed right down to photographs at ‘the hole in the wall’ - just like a planned flight. Noor’s husband of over 10 years had been on the prowl and groomed the first ‘green signal’ flight attendant he observed to be infatuated by his position as a pilot Captain, preparing and coaxing her for months beforehand with only one thing in mind - an immoral relationship. “Please buy me this in London, I will meet you to collect it,” and “Please pick this up for me in London…” were regular reasons to communicate and draw her closer. So, the grooming went along nicely, and quickly extended into invitations to “gatherings” in hotel rooms down route where often only the two of them remained after drinking with the rest of the crew. Charmed by the pilot - smartly dressed in his uniform, freshly manicured and saturated in expensive perfume - the naive flight attendant who hailed from a province in the Philippines, and was working to support her family, soon succumbed to his constant barrage of sexual innuendos, texts, pressuring, authoritative position, wit and charm. As they say in the classics, “When you go to a pilot’s room once, you never stop going”. The flabby middle-aged Captain had successfully secured his next mark and despite the puerile flight attendant’s marital status, he pursued her for sexual favours and encounters regularly thereafter, often seemingly begging the simple-minded flight attendant to sleep with him “quickly” whilst making her feel like the most important member of the crew. “I need some private lessons please - It’s been a while…” and “Can we please squeeze in a quick one after my Jeep is serviced and you are back from ISB (Islamabad)?” he would text her insistently. He also went on to warn her by saying, “We need to be cautious as we both have partners.” The cheap, low-grade sleazy hotel rooms rented
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