[Dollface]

Originally Posted by Lostie!

I don't think someone merely having feelings for someone else means they've "cheated emotionally".

But I'd rather they admitted to having feelings. You can't control how you feel but you can control what you do, and if they tell you that they've developed feelings for someone else then they clearly still respect and care for you enough to be honest instead of being unfaithful and you can then end things amicably.

Yeah but if they're with you and they're thinking about someone else because they have romantic feelings for this other person, surely that's emotionally cheating? If not, what is?

True, some wise words there.
But the thought of another girl stealing my man's heart is more damaging to me than another girl stealing my man's body for a night, if that makes sense. I think that stems from me being super insecure though.

[Lostie!]

Originally Posted by Dollface

Yeah but if they're with you and they're thinking about someone else because they have romantic feelings for this other person, surely that's emotionally cheating? If not, what is?

True, some wise words there.
But the thought of another girl stealing my man's heart is more damaging to me than another girl stealing my man's body for a night, if that makes sense. I think that stems from me being super insecure though.

To be honest, I think cheating has to involve someone actually acting on their feelings. If they're not, they're not cheating in my eyes. The only situation I'd actually believe emotional cheating even exists would be if they're telling the other person how they feel and how much they love them etc. If they have feelings for someone but they're not acting on them in any way, I can't see how they're cheating in any form.

For me, it's all about respect. If someone I was with fell for someone else I'd of course be heartbroken but if they showed me enough respect to tell me instead of going behind my back, I couldn't hold that against them.