Do you believe in cheating?

[thesummerqueen]

Is there a right reason with a right motivation? I don't think there is. If your partner is cheating on you leave them. Best revenge in the world, honestly.

Speaking relatively...maybe. That's up to the individual to decide.

I haven't cheated on anybody. A couple people have cheated with me while I was single. One I knew about. Another, I had no idea they had a partner. I wasn't looking for a relationship, so I didn't care until it ruined our friendship due to the drama (internally with that person) it caused. Poor judgment on their part. They were adults though, and the one I knew about I was pretty clear about "on your head be it." In hindsight, it wasn't worth it, but hindsight is always 20-20, and I try to think of it as a learning experience. I tell people who can't figure shit out in their current relationship to look elsewhere, but it is because I don't feel like dealing with people who can't fix themselves rather than because I'm being noble about it. Or because I actually know their partners. This is how I was able to describe the understanding of trust and what happens when it gets broken.

Some people cheat because they're confused and lonely. Some people because they didn't realize it's possible to care about more than one person at a time. Some people because they need sex and can't get it inside their marriage/relationship. Some people do it because they're angry and want revenge. Some people do it because they want to feel alive again.

What constitutes as a justification is entirely up to them. You can do whatever you like as long as you're willing to pay the price.