Perhaps you are being disingenuous, but you raise a common question that deserves an answer.
Illicit "adultery" and other forms of dishonesty are, in general, not healthy for people or relationships.
Dishonest sexual behavior is problematic because it's dishonest, NOT because it's sexual. And just because sexuality can be used in dishonest or destructive ways doesn't mean the problem is sexuality. Money, power, and credentials can be used destructively, but that doesn't mean we condemn or fear any of these things. As a profession, we must be attentive to ways in which our thinking about sexuality unconsciously reflects the sexual fears and prejudices of the larger culture in which we live and work.
As far as "promiscuity" goes, this is a moral judgement that disapproves of someone else's sexual choices. Morality is not the same as limited sexual experience; judging someone strictly on their number of sexual partners, or the casualness of their sexual relationships, is very poor clinical practice.
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