Cheating....Right or Wrong?

[eminatic]

i believe that "cheating" is wrong, because the word implies that one partner thinks the relationship is exclusive, and is being mislead.

there is nothing wrong with having multiple partners, as long as BOTH parties understand and accept those terms from the beginning.

[4love]

Best case scenario: a man and a woman found each other and grow old together. Real life: too many other choices/temptations outside of a relationship. It's a free world, one can change his/her mind anytime, BUT since you are already in a relationship, you should respect your man/woman, be fair to him/her by ending one relationship before getting deep into another. So, no, cheating is NOT right.

Doesn't matter if it is a dating relationship or marriage, it is the heart of a person who you have once loved & cared. AFTER taking care of that, you can go satisfying your own.

[lil_kitten]

i personally think cheating is wrong, but can't fuss because i did because i was in a controling relationship afraid of getting out of, my now boyfriend understood...and well...now with him. I felt bad for cheating on my ex, but i don't regret it, but i do feel bad for hurting him like i did

[Mr.Romantic1]

I myself think cheating should be an all around NO. the real definition of cheating is really "to defraud, swindle", "sexually unfaithful","a person who acts dishonostly,decieves"

[Buck Naked]

If you choose to enter into a exclusive relationship then I think you should live up to that commitment.

[oaktree]

Cheating is wrong. for one if you cheat you make yourself less trust worthy to others. And you hurt, and embarrass that person that you married or in the relationship.

[notthatjay]

4Love put it well:

Best case scenario: a man and a woman found each other and grow old together. Real life: too many other choices/temptations outside of a relationship. It's a free world, one can change his/her mind anytime, BUT since you are already in a relationship, you should respect your man/woman, be fair to him/her by ending one relationship before getting deep into another. So, no, cheating is NOT right.

Doesn't matter if it is a dating relationship or marriage, it is the heart of a person who you have once loved & cared. AFTER taking care of that, you can go satisfying your own.

If you're in a committed relationship, I think you've got to try to find some middle ground you can both live with. If a relationship lasts for long enough, you can bet it will have its problems with changing needs, sexual and otherwise. People change, and so do their needs. If you're in a committed relationship, work on it. If one partner completely shuts out the other ("I'm happy not having sex...deal with it!"), the other needs to decide if that's a deal breaker for them. But I agree with 4Love: if it comes to that, end the first relationship before you start another.