Well, shoot her of course!
At least this was the sentiment regarding adultery in the 1960's. Jimi Hendrix's song "Hey Joe", is centered around the idea of a man rightfully shooting his wife in response to her unfaithful behavior. While this sort of response has never been totally accepted, the attitude towards adultery in recent times has dramatically changed in comparison to the attitudes of generations past.
With the emergence of technology and changing social expectations regarding marriage, Aziz Ansari explores these generational differences regarding marriage in his book "Modern Romance". At one point, Aziz Ansari mentions the divorce revolution, and the increase in divorce rates during this time. Ansari also found that many women from older generations married in order to gain independence. While this may have granted them liberty from the restrictive homes of their parents, it only led to male dominated relationships in marriage. While women in past generations were restricted, Ansari found that a desire for independence was always present in their lives. This explains the continuing issue of adultery, and the large increase in divorce rates when the women's right to divorce was granted. While Jimi Hendrix's song may not have represented the case of every marriage at the time, it represented an attitude towards adultery and divorces that differs from the views that we see today.
