Cheating??

So in high school I “dated” this guy, call him Ron. Ron didn’t call me his girlfriend and he let me know I wasn’t, but he still wanted to do all the gf/bf things. We never slept together btw. I met someone else who I started giving attention to and Ron told everyone I was cheating. He was far more outgoing and popular so his reach was further than mine. My friends and people who I met understood the situation, but I’m just wondering if my actions qualify as cheating on him.

Also, his best friend was this girl who hated me since middle school and they met before I met him. She told people I was a hermaphrodite and he didn’t care when I told him about me not getting along with her for this and a few more reasons.