Is Flirting Cheating?

So is flirting cheating? I came a across I very interesting comment on a forum where a visitor was asked this very same question. That response was:


No, of course not! Is watching Food Network the same as eating?


What I also came across when I searched for what others thought about this very interesting question is that the answers were all across the board.


Some said, “Absolutely not” while others said “it sorta is”.


When it comes to relationships, our views are really all across the board.


I wondered to myself how many of the people that answered no, really only answered that way because they were doing it and didn’t want to consider themselves cheaters.


Would it be acceptable if they saw their significant other in action doing just what it was that they said wasn’t cheating. That brings up another question, could it be considered “not cheating”, yet still wrong?


The question, “is flirting cheating” is left up for interpretation and who is to say what the line is that officially makes it cheating.


Is it the emotional bond that may have been formed while flirting?


Is it cheating if your partner becomes sexually aroused?


How about if they are alone in a bed room while flirting?


I personally think there just too many variables involved to make it a yes or no question.


So, what I am curious about is, what is the “line” for you personally that would make the flirting situation one in which you would consider your partner cheating?


After defining “your line”, would you then break up with your partner if they crossed it?


The question is to you, is flirting cheating?