Trigger words: cheated cheat (3)
Indicator sentences: Cheating doesn't always mean sex with another person. If someone was married to someone who had fallen in love with another person and was pursuing an emotional or a physical relationship that didn't include sex with them, isn't that a form of cheating?
Negotiation parts: Sure - I'm not arguing with your personal perspective. I agree that it's a case-by-cases basis issue, but in general, it feels like people are putting a *lot* of emphasis on sex in relationships - maybe too much, to the detriment of the relationship. Yes, but I didn't specify what form of cheating. It's still a breach of trust in your situation. If she had fallen in love with another, and told me and we had a conversation about it, I might be hurt, sad, angry, jealous even, but I would still trust her because she respected me enough to bring it up and trusted that I would be able to have a conversation about it. Sorry, yes. I meant physical/ sexual cheating [which, in my mind, is less of a transgression than the emotional kind you're referring to]