Cheating?

Question

With a recent post questioning the matter of cheating and what is considered cheating, I got to thinking. You know, I understand completely that everyone's relationship is different, and someone can consider something cheating whilst another person does not.

What I don't understand, is WHY some women disregard emotional cheating? "Well, they didn't have sex so..." Or "Touching is cheating."

It just mind boggles me! You know there's more to a relationship than just physical interaction right? Yes. So why say that's the only form of cheating? I don't get it!

For me, if my man claims to be 100% happy, but is entertaining thoughts of another girl "just for fun" it's still wrong. Is it hurting you? Then he shouldn't be doing it!

Where did sticking together and being other halves get mixed up? I never even look for other males to talk to unless childhood friends of mine or friends of my SO. Even then, I only talk to his friends when HE is around.

Share your thoughts ladies, I just don't get it sometimes!

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My opinion is that if you feel the need to hide it, it's cheating. Whether that's a text, a kiss, a picture, going out, or worse, if you hide it, it's wrong.

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I think it all depends. If they hide it, it's probably cheating. If they're friends and they don't hide and you know what's up, and you're fine with it, then that's probably ok. There's also polyamorous relationships where every person involved is OK with it, and that's not cheating, either.

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Thank you. And yeah every relationship is different and I also hate the "well he's not fucking anyone else soo" I thought I wa stage only one! Some of us just care more. I mean I do have really bad anxiety so it gets amped up more when shit happens but I agree with the post.

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Cheating is dishonesty, and I think that's the only way you can really frame it. 
You can list every act you can think of, from sex with another person to thinking about another person naked, and everyone can argue back and forth forever about what constitutes cheating and what doesn't. But the fact of the matter is, it's whatever you've agreed upon as a couple. And once someone starts lying or hiding their behaviour, that indicates they know their partner wouldn't be okay with it, and therefore it's cheating. 
I just shake my head at these women constantly arguing over whether porn constitutes cheating or not... How could anyone possibly tell you what is permissible and what isn't in your relationship?

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I agree 100%

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To each their own.

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My ex emotionally cheated on me for the majority of the relationship and it sucked. Emotional cheating IS cheating.

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