Can you cheat online?

[leonsfangirl]

Hey all!

Thought of this while reading all the replies in the Never met in person thread.

Can you cheat online/the virtual world?

I think YES. Lets see what you think?

EDIT:

Also, is it cheating if you haven't met yet?

Sorry, coffee kicked in and i didnt want to start another thread!

[Haley53]

I believe in emotional cheating, so yes, I think you can cheat online.

Edit: I also think it's cheating to act sexually with someone online, so I suppose it's possible to "physically" cheat as well, when I think about it.

[NaNi]

Yes.

[Zephii]

Yes, for sure.

[snow_girl]

If you can be in an online relationship then you can be in an online affair. Sure it isn't the standard way of cheating (no sex) but but I think emotional cheating is almost worse.

[Zapookie]

Yes

[garnet]

Yes!

[LatinButterfly]

Absolutely!

[roosie]

I believe in emotional cheating, so yes, I think you can cheat online.

Edit: I also think it's cheating to act sexually with someone online, so I suppose it's possible to "physically" cheat as well, when I think about it.

Yes, cheating can be so much more than the physical act itself. I find the secrecy and the emotional romantic bond you create with someone else online just as hurtful. You are sharing something with that other person that should be only shared between you and your partner.

This could be a bit off-topic but I've been thinking about this a lot recently. A few days ago a guy messaged me on FB who I used to go to school with. At first I was just happy to talk to him after such a long time and hear what he has been up to, but then he started suggesting inappropriate things and told me he wanted me to come over etc. I told him that I had a boyfriend whom I love very much in case he hadn't noticed so I wasn't interested (and wouldn't have been even if I wasn't in a relationship). I had noticed him being listed as in a relationship with someone on FB. He said his girlfriend lives on the other side of the country so "it doesn't really matter because it's just an LDR and she wouldn't find out anyway". I was just disgusted and didn't reply to him anymore and I have been ignoring him since, even though he has tried talking to me every time I've logged in. I just wonder if I should tell his girlfriend about it because even though nothing physical happened, I felt like it was cheating on his part because of all the things he said.

[squirrelz15]

Yes, it's definitely possible. And yes, I still think it counts if you've never met in person. If you can be in a relationship and have never met, you can cheat on someone you've never met, or with someone you've never met. It's basically all where the heart is. There is emotional cheating, and if you're doing sexual stuff online then there is physical as well.

[rhomy]

Emotional and physical cheating are both hurtful. And I think it is totally possible to cheat online.
Especially in a LDR, because internet is one of the major aspects of those relationships.
So... saying to another person the things you say to your SO or having skype sex (even if there is no emotional connection) is cheating for me.
I try to think it this way: If it hurts your SO, it is probably cheating and if you have to hide it, it is definitely cheating!

[Lizzie2579]

I completely agree with roosie and rhomy. I think when someone cheats it is often the lying and deceiving that is more hurtful than the physical acts so I would say it is definitely cheating, and if they are cheating online what would they be doing if they mat that person?!

[kiara_silver]

yes

[lucybelle]

I personally define cheating as "the exchange of bodily fluids". To me, online cheating, isn't cheating. But I certainly wouldn't be happy about it. And it would definitely break my trust.

[Engel]

Yes.

I believe in emotional cheating, so yes, I think you can cheat online.

Edit: I also think it's cheating to act sexually with someone online, so I suppose it's possible to "physically" cheat as well, when I think about it.