i see many people here refer to "my spouse had an affair" and so many refer to "my spouse cheated" so wats the difference between cheating and having an affair???
2007-01-22 12:56:10 · 22 answers · asked by can u ♥ moi? 4 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
Usually having an affair means that you have formed and emotional attachment to the person you are cheating with.
2007-01-22 13:04:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
Nothing it's the same thing. Some people just refer to it as cheating and some refer to it as having an affair.
2007-01-22 21:45:25 · answer #2 · answered by Bryan M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is one and the same... Usually though cheating may be a one time thing and an affair lasts for a while like weeks to months or even years at a a time. I think this may be the difference.
2007-01-22 21:29:42 · answer #3 · answered by Lady Hewitt 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Time. Cheating is a general term and could have been a one night fling. An Affair is a specific type of cheating that takes time and effort.
2007-01-22 21:50:01 · answer #4 · answered by Poppet 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He is cheating on her by having an affair with a co-worker...You can use it like that if you want.
Name can be different but mining is the same.
2007-01-22 21:17:13 · answer #5 · answered by Bella 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No difference. Maybe some people think that saying "had an affair" sounds "classier" than "cheated". Who knows? It's all in the way people want to express themselves, I guess.
2007-01-22 21:02:31 · answer #6 · answered by green_baby_dragon 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cheating is just f u ck, affair is like dating
2007-01-22 22:45:11 · answer #7 · answered by KerryAnn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An affair is a "relationship" that went on for a while, but it is also cheating.
2007-01-22 21:07:38 · answer #8 · answered by deanie1962 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
To me, an "affair" carries the connotation of being a long-running, extended realtionship. "Cheated" carries the connotation, of only happening once. He had an affair with her(on and on). He cheated with her(once).....to me that's the difference.
2007-01-22 21:13:01 · answer #9 · answered by olderbutwiser 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
They are exactly the same thing. It means one of the spouses had sex with someone other than their spouse.
2007-01-22 21:05:08 · answer #10 · answered by Starla_C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋