How would you define cheating?

Question

Cheating as in a relationship where someone cheats on their other half.

Answer 1

getting caught doing something you shouldn't be doing

Answer 2

Okay here is your real answer :

It has NOTHING to do with bodily fluids, kissing, thinking about others etc (although on the surface it may seem like the quick and right answer)

Cheating is ANY act which one person in the relationship carries out without the consent of the other person, where that action could potentially cause emotional pain to the other.

For instance, I love my girlfriend, if she was to sleep with somebody else behind my back I would consider it cheating and would be very hurt. However, lets say she really fancies another guy and she wants to sleep with him, if she comes to me before she does anything, discusses it with me, tells me that that's what she wants, well I have a choice there, I can brake it off or if I decide that in the face of the honesty that she has shown I am okay with it. Then she can exchange as much bodily fluids with this guy and it would not be cheating... do you see what I mean.

So Cheating is when you are hiding something from the other person.

My best advice is to be honest and transparent and to talk to your other in the relationship about things before they happen, that way you don't have to cheat and nobody has to get hurt.

I guess the real question would be if you found out somebody was cheating on you, would you forgive them, which is a real hard one and one I believe has every bit to do with trust and how you found out and what the whole picture is like.

Answer 3

Cheating is doing something you haven't told your other half about and you have a gut feeling that if they did know, they wouldn't like it. For example, flirting online, meeting someone for "only a drink" so it doesn't count, right?

You know yourself when you are cheating - it doesn't sit right in yourself. Don't do it, it's not worth the lies or the covering up, you will always get caught out, by your partner or just you knowing it.

Answer 4

Cheating is the actual physical interaction between two people. Even a snog is cheating. When my ex cheated on me I divorced him and smeared her reputation. I could have said 'I divorce thee 3 times' then stoned her with large rocks. But, I would have been more inclined to stone him and send her the lawyer bills to pay. Better lessons learnt.

I would definately make the cheating partners pay all legal costs. Seems fair to me, don't you think.

Plus if a man's hand can get cut off for stealing, then I think his willie should be cut off for cheating, whether that's with another woman, or another man at ramadan.

Answer 5

when someone gets caught?

No, I'm kidding of course. Each relationship has it's own definition of cheating, depending on each party. Some people have open relationships, where even sex w/other partners is ok. I think you need to establish w/your partner what you expect of them, and limitations, and come to an agreement before you can honestly say what is cheating and what isn't. If you can't come to an understanding w/one another, there are bound to be major issues.

Answer 6

cheating is a no no if you do see someone behind someone Else's back and the intention from either party is there. If you were not cheating you would be up front with your partner if you don't then you are lying and you are cheating them

Answer 7

I define cheating as any contact with another person when your intentions are to ultimately be physical in any way (holding hands, kissing, etc. )
This includes phone calls, going on dates, haning out with the other person... all the things leading up to the ultimate cheating factor!

Answer 8

Cheating is a selfish act. You care only about yourself and not the one you are cheating on, or indeed the person you are cheating with.

Answer 9

Anything that you hide from your partner, be it thoughts, deeds or intentions. If you find yourself blushing, feeling giddy, smiling or laughing too much with another, or even just looking into someone's eyes for too long, is cheating. Online flirting, penpals and even sms'es are cheating if done for your own selfish wants and needs.

Answer 10

Do you remember what you did to try and be with the dude youre with now? If youre doing that with someone else, youve wandered into the land of cheating.

Answer 11

Probably having sex with another person, although kissing's also often counted. Some people think that even imagining another person in an intimate way is cheating. the jury's out...