According to Webster, and his dictionary, cheating is defined as the following: to deprive of something valuable by the use of deceit or fraud; to influence or lead by deceit, trick, or artifice; to elude or thwart by or as if by outwitting; to violate rules of dishonesty, to be sexually unfaithful.
Now I know a lot of people who would disagree with that last line. Them girls be spittin’ if their man even so much as turns his head in the wrong direction. Oh.No.He.Dinnit! You know what I’m saying? Hells yeah. But is that fair? Is that even cheating? Let’s find out by reading the rest of my article…
I can be a huge flirt. So it would be completely hypocritical for me to unleash my wrath upon the person I’m dating for doing the same thing that I might—even though it’s very possible I’d do it anyway because my wrath doesn’t like leashes. Go figure. The point being that, when considering what cheating is in my opinion, I have to first think about who I am and what I do. Would someone get made if I tickled someone else? Would my mate get mad if I made a sex joke? Now in turn, would I feel comfortable with someone else doing this? It works both ways. When you’re in a relationship, sometimes you have to come to a compromise. For my wrath, it’s the electric fence. A little bit of freedom, but some shockingly solid boundaries. No one likes it when you stray too far from home.
They say that it’s important to always know where your sweetheart stands in a relationship, but I think it’s just as important to know where your mate lies. Although it’s probably going to be a bit of an awkward conversation to have, it’s not ridiculous to ask your mate what he or she considers cheating. Reassure ‘em that you’re asking this not because you’re going to stray or because you don’t trust ‘em, but because you want to be on the same page in case the issue should ever arise (fingers crossed it won’t). You don’t want to be bitchin’ out your beau over hugging someone that isn’t you to then have your sweetie call you a jealous psycho. Jealous psychos aren’t cool, they’re just psycho.
Now if you suspect your mate is cheating on you, that’s a whole other issue. If they try to pull a fast one on you, you just pull a fast one on ‘em and drop their ass. You don’t need that worry or disrespect in your life. There are never clear warning signs of cheating; deceit is just that…deceitful. However do not let that which has not happened yet get in the way of your perfectly good relationship. No one likes a worry-wart. That’s just silly (and gross).
I’m of the opinion that if someone is inclined to cheat, he or she should just get out of the current relationship. Obviously, you’re not serious about committing to the person you’re with, so why do it? Go have your fun if you want to. Granted when you break things off in a relationship because your sizzle fizzled, someone’s going to get hurt, but the least you can do is not disrespect them because you couldn’t keep your pants on. They even make zippers for that now.
So when it all comes down to it, how do you know what’s cheating? When you and your mate define it—together. Anything else is just an Oh.No.You.Dinnit! waitin’ to happen |
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