marieToo
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Joined: 5/21/2006 From: Jersey Status: offline
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ORIGINAL: marieToo I define "cheating" in any type of relationship as betrayal; betrayal comes in many forms. I think when a person in a relationship has to resort to lying or hiding something, it confirms that a "cheat" or a "betrayal" has taken place. I am in no way disagreeing with you... but let me toss in and play Devil's Advocate. An unusual circumstance. A relationship where both parties agree it is over, but due to the physical health and mental health of one, as well as financial reasons they cannot separate yet. So they still share the same residence. The other party, to protect the mental status of the mentally ill one keeps their personally life hidden from the mentally ill one, technically, the relationship is over, and they both agree it is, except for legally, is this considered cheating? Hmmm...well...You say that they've both agreed that its over. I think in a situation where both parties have more or less given consent to 'release' the other from their original vows, it's not really cheating . There are lots of reasons why we hide or conceal certain things from certain people. But to me, the 'hiding' or 'lying' only becomes cheating if the parties are in a committed relationship to begin with. I mean, this is just my defining point of "cheating". I sort of realized this when I was married and recalled after it was over how many times each of us either lied or hid something from the other. All of those were "cheats" in my book. We are now divorced, therefore, anything I conceal from him now is not cheating. In the case of the couple that you speak of, in my point of view, there is no cheating going on, since we do not owe explanations to those with whom we are not mutually commited to.
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marie. I give good agita.
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