[Crimson Dynamo]

emotional cheating is very much a thing

[user104658]

No.

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

emotional cheating is very much a thing

It is ... but flirting isn't emotional cheating, either.

[rusticgal]

So long as it’s innocent flirting…if it starts to offend your other half then you need to respect that and stop.

It’s not cheating imo…

[user104658]

Originally Posted by rusticgal

So long as it’s innocent flirting…if it starts to offend your other half then you need to respect that and stop.

I'd agree with that too - ultimately, if your partner isn't comfortable with it then you have to respect that (which means either not doing it, or admitting that you're incompatible).

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by rusticgal

So long as it’s innocent flirting…if it starts to offend your other half then you need to respect that and stop.

It’s not cheating imo…

This absolutely for me.
I agree.

[Kate!]

Originally Posted by Soldier Boy

No.



It is ... but flirting isn't emotional cheating, either.

It is a bit.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Kate!

It is a bit.

It's not... emotional cheating is a very specific thing; engaging in a close, intimate relationship with someone up to the point where it's basically a romantic relationship (just without any physical/sexual contact). "Flirting" is much more casual than that. I guess you could argue that it could LEAD to emotional cheating.

Anyway I personally think everyone flirts a lot more than they think they do - it's a major part of a tonne of human communication and a lot of it is subconscious. A tonne of flirting goes on right here on TiBB . I think a lot of people just wouldn't call it that.