Agree or Disagree: Cheating doesn't start with sex, it starts with sneaky talks?

[coachTanthony]

[Minahh]

Facts. Once they start having sexual conversations with someone other than their partner it's likely they will cheat eventually.

[purplepoppy]

Disagree. It starts with intent and intent leads to the sneaky chats.

[coachTanthony]

Lol. True

[MrNameless]

Generally, emotional cheating does come with intent

[MrNameless]

It's obviously the intention of the person. But still, your intentions (even if good) might not align with how other people perceive your actions.

[Screenwriter]

I think it can start with any manner of regular connection. Might be wham bang, might be chit chat, might be walks together for exercise.

[DizzyDesii]

Sneaking around in general often comes first

[MrNameless]

If you have the intention of it, yeah. But not everyone sees your intentions, even if you have good ones. But context matters too. Sometimes it happens subconsciously at first, and then it gets out of hand. You start chatting with them every couple of days a few times, and then all of a sudden, it draws to an hour-long conversation about your day. The line needs to be drawn.

[Anemone978]

Not true I flirted and had sneaky chats with tons of guys but I never met up with or had sex with any of them and my husband doesn't consider it cheating. He thinks I'm pathetic and doesn't like it but he has said it's not cheating. He said if I ever fuck someone tho I am dead to him.

[RobT312]

Hahaha probably true but that’s just flirting. It’s the sex that’s the cheating part

[EricSummer]

Agree if the intent of the sneaky talk is to get a date.

[FreyaRed]

Probably. I'm not competent in this topic because lack of experience. Men who want to betray their wives/GFs make rather very careful approaches.

[rudedevon]

It depends. Spending a lot of time with or chatting to a "friend" of the opposite sex is a sign they're looking for attention.

I've had a few one night stands, cheating, just because a hot woman offered it on a plate, even though I totally loved my partner

[Ninania]

No, it starts with deliberate secrecy.

[AnusNdaPainus]

I had a girl tell me once that it was cheating for me to eat another woman’s food

[coachTanthony]

Bahahahahaha

[worldscolide]

Absolutely correct

[annabananna]

Agree for the most part

[Nikki1989]

Correct. It usually starts with social media and texting. Both are huge red flags.

[RingOfFire]

I think that is often true. I had a girlfriend in HS who I've stayed casually in touch with all these years. Recently she has been texting me constantly and seems to be interested in seeing me. She is married. So I told her I am not comfortable with seeing her without her husband's knowledge and I do not want her to tell him that we are in communication because she already told me once she thinks he wouldn't be happy about it. So I told her the only solution is to stop texting.

[Likes2drive]

Yeah that’s where it starts as with anything until you feel comfortable enough to have sex

[KrakenAttackin]

Or she just decides to let a random Chad raw dog her in the club bathroom stall.

[CuriousMufuxka]

It starts with leftover guy friends and continues after a nasty argument with her boyfriend.

[msc545]

Actually, it often starts with sex

[coachTanthony]

LOL.

[Anonymous]

Agree very much, it starts as a phone call, text message, talking with a co -worker, some one who will listen. Emotional communication cheating leads on to physical cheating.

[Anonymous]

Cheating begins in the mind. Exactly like the Bible said.