Define Cheating and Then Go on With Life

My dating life probably thinks the amateur sociologist in me is cramping its style. Oh well, it will be okay. Here is an upside to dating when you're older...Having Mature Conversations. Oh, you still have to deal with "Hey! How Are You?" conversations of mundane death. (Remind me to discuss that one day) But once you can get past that there are some good conversations that you were not having when you were younger.

I'm listening to a podcast about emotional affairs and it reminded me of a recent conversation about cheating. One of my dating qualifications for dating is for a guy to be monogamous and know why he is. An interested guy needed clarification. I gave it to him and it leads to the question, "What is Cheating to You".

Cheating is any interaction with anyone that one is attracted(sexual, emotional, and/or spiritual) to that is hidden from one's significant other(SO)(exclusive boyfriend, girlfriend, partner, or spouse). That's my simple definition to handle what we feel the need to make complex. Can you show or discuss your text messages with your work bae to your SO?

Would it make you nervous from guilt if your SO ask to join your prayer partner & you in prayer? Did you passionately kiss your former neighbor when you guys met up for dinner? Did you sleep with the wait staff personnel who slipped you their number? Cheating is not that hard to understand. You know what shouldn't be done with others outside of your relationships. Some are obvious. Some need to be discussed so parameters can be placed. And that's not just for monogamy. One of the reasons why I'm not polygamous or in open relationships. They need quite a few.

Anyone older can say they had this conversation about cheating when you were younger? Was it before you or you're SO cheated? 

So, what is your definition of cheating? Let me know in the comments. Don't cheat yourself out of a possible conversation.

As Always Talking to You in Adult Terms!!!