Michael Jesso’s Fabulous Derailed

I will start off by saying that the website’s slogan is “Life is Short, Have an Affair”, and it is full of Fort McMurray men and women. There are hundreds of them, all with the box checked “Attached Male seeking Female” or “Attached Female seeking Male”.  There are also plenty of single people on the site as well, but because they are throwing their name into the pot to provide relations to married people, they are just as much to blame.

Now I’m no one to judge anyone; what two consenting adults get up to on their own time is their business....if they’re single.  Where and how it’s now publicly OK to plaster your picture and list off your kinks like a Chinese food order is beyond me, and it doesn’t stop there. Click on “Private Showcase” and without any way of knowing who you really are, these people allow you to see their faces, and in a lot of cases, their dirty bits down below. I suppose if you’re looking for an affair, it’s only right to show what you’re going to be working with.  Believe me when I tell you people have absolutely no shame when it comes to the pictures that they show. It doesn’t end with Ashley Madison either, Tinder and Plenty of Fish are just as bad, although not as out there and in your face.

If you do plan to cheat might I suggest the first thing you do is tell the person you’re about to cheat on. Maybe they will say fine, maybe they will join you, maybe they will pack your bags or theirs, but you were honest and I think that’s the one thing most people want more than anything.

The funny thing with honesty is it always finds a way to peek around the corner just when you least expect it.  I recently had one of my good friends tell me that he started getting messages that his girlfriend was cheating. He confronted her and she denied it.  For months this went on and he even convinced himself that there was no time for her to do it, he convinced himself that it could never add up. Well fast forward a few months later when the jilted lover that she had been fooling around with produced pictures of the happy couple in bed together having a romp.  Now the biggest shock wasn’t the fact that it was another woman, but the fact that she was able to hide it like a stealth bomber.

People have to wake up, if technology can provide you with said affair, technology can bust you with said affair. With computers and smartphones providing a never ending trail of texts and emails it’s easier and easier to trace and track an infidelity.  Married, common law, dating, it doesn’t matter, cheating is cheating. 

The risks go far beyond a breakup or a divorce; you have to take into consideration the STD factor or as they are called now, STI or Sexually Transmitted Infections.  If you think for a second that you are not putting yourself or your partner in the path of Chlamydia, Syphilis, HPV and HIV, think again.  All of those infections and viruses are right here in Fort McMurray and some are on the rise.  You have to remember, if you’re willing to sleep with a complete stranger, who was the stranger they slept with the night before you?

Every one of us has the ability to cheat, but we also have the ability to speak.  Talk to the one you’re with and tell them what you’re missing. If it turns into an argument, it’s a good argument to have. While you may leave that conversation mad and upset at least the seed of “We have problems, we need to talk” is planted.  People are busy and life gets in the way, kids, pets, hockey practice, work, yard work, you name it and it’s all chipping away at your free time.  If you are lucky enough to be in a relationship, it’s going to take work. Make time, get a babysitter, surprise each other, buy some toys, spice it up but most important, be honest with each other.  There are tons of ways to fix a marriage and someone else’s wife or husband is not the tool. 

For more info on STIs visit publichealth.gc.ca/sti

Tommy Gun’s Products

BILLY JEALOUSY FUZZY LOGIC STRENGTHENING SHAMPOO 

Keep your hair and your cool. Protect yourself with Fuzzy Logic, an advanced peppermint shampoo formula fortified with DHT blocking agents, fighting hair loss at its roots. Fuzzy Logic will protect your magnificent mane of hair, allowing you to focus more on getting looks for the right reasons. 

Key Ingredients

• Menthyl Lactate and Peppermint Oil: Help block DHT formation on hair producing cells. 
• Ginseng Root Extract: Energizes and conditions 
• Panthenol: Provitamin conditioner

BILLY JEALOUSY CASHMERE COAT STRENGTHENING CONDITIONER 

Sun, wind, pollution and lifestyle can rob your hair of its natural strength and luster. Banish these offenders to the dark side with Cashmere Coat Hair Strengthening Conditioner.  A peppermint infused conditioner with DHT blockers, Cashmere Coat will restore strength, volume and essential hydration to your cherished locks.

Key Ingredients

• Quaternium-18: Repairs and super-conditions hair and scalp. 
• Lemon Fruit Extract: Fortifies and seals hair shaft.  Shines and detangles. 
• Swertia Herb Extract and Peppermint Oil: Help block the formation of DHT on hair producing cells. 
• Panthenol: Provitamin conditioner

Reuzel Pomade

Reuzel Pomade is a versatile water based product that allows you to control its strength and degree of shine. It is strongest when applied to dry hair, for a heavy (90 weight) hold, blow dry the hair before applying. For a lighter (30 weight) hold, simply towel dry before applying.

Applying Reuzel Pomade: Work an ample amount of Pomade between the palms of your hands until it softens and then apply thoroughly through the hair from roots to ends.

Style: Simply comb, brush or hand style into the desired shape. Add more Pomade or more water as needed to perfect the style. Reuzel Pomade does not dry or harden in the hair so you can restyle as needed throughout the day without loosing control or shine.

Reuzel Grease

Reuzel Grease is a versatile wax and oil based product that allows you to control its strength and degree of shine. It is strongest when applied to dry hair. For the heaviest (90 weight) hold apply to blow dried hair, for a medium (60 weight) hold apply to towel dried hair.

Apply Reuzel Grease: Work an ample amount of Grease between the palms of the hands until it warms and softens then apply thoroughly through the hair from roots to ends.

Style: Simply comb or brush the hair into the desired shape. Add more Grease or water as needed to perfect the style. Reuzel Grease does not dry or harden in the hair so you can restyle as needed throughout the day without loosing control or shine.

Reuzel Grease Pomade

Reuzel Grease Pomade is perfect for the man who carries a comb and knows how to use it!

• Heavy/Strong hold and as strong as a gel
• Medium shine
• Wax and oil based formula
• Controls even the thickest most unruly hair
• Keeps hair in place all day
• Traditional pomme fragrance with a hint of salsa

* Products can be found at Tommy Gun’s Original Barbershop in Fort McMurray. 

- Photography by Greg Halinda