RULE 8

Certain people are off limits (you know who they are)

Would you have an affair with your sister’s boyfriend? Your best mate’s wife? One of your in-laws? How about anyone who is married? Would you embark on a brief fling with someone vulnerable who you knew was expecting this to be a serious relationship, and could get very hurt? Where do you draw the line?

We Rules Players all have enough integrity to know that certain people are off limits. Even if you have genuinely fallen head over heels in love with them, you just keep quiet and get over it – even if it takes years.

So where does that line get drawn? I think you know the answer to that one already. Deep down, you know whether you feel guilty, and have to make excuses to justify what ...

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