I have to disagree with you on this one. Vivian is a liar, a cheater, a hypocrite, and a terrible wife, but Christian is sadist scumbag. A man that makes it his mission to steal other men's wives, and enjoys humiliating the husbands is garbage. I don't understand how people can ONLY blame Vivian. BOTH Vivian and Christian are in the wrong. Someone, I am not sure if it was you or another poster, said that it was all on Vivian because she had the commitment with Hutch, and Christian did not have a commitment to Hutch. Not having a commitment to a person does not mean you can't wrong the person. If you steal from a stranger you have wronged the person even though there is no commitment there. In some states Hutch could sue Christian for alienation of affection. Alienation of affection basically means stealing the affection that another person is entitled to. Another point is that if you talk someone into doing something wrong, you become partially and sometimes equally responsible for the wrong they do. Laws against conspiracies are based on this principle. An example would be if Christian talked Vivian into killing Hutch, but did not participate in the act itself, Christian would still go to prison (or worse) when the authorities learned he talked Vivian into doing it. It would be the same if it was bank robbery or any other crime. None of this gets Vivian off the hook for anything. If she was a good woman and a good wife, Christian could not talk her into anything. Christian using blackmail, or implying he was going to blackmail Vivian by firing Hutch if Vivian did not fuck him, shows Christian is a scumbag. This is not meant as an attack against you, but I think it is clear that Christian is scum. The man enjoys making other people suffer.