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Is Cybersex/Sexting, with someone other than your spouse, cheating?

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Question - (14 July 2011) 20 Answers - (Newest, 15 July 2011)
A female United States age 51-59, *adyknight writes:

Is Cybersex/Sexting, with someone other than your spouse, cheating. This is past dirty messages and includes videos of them selves being passed back and forth. I have seen for myself. He says I'm overacting since he's not physically cheating. i have left him. He also flirts with women he sees on FB. Tells them how hot their pics are or tells them what a nice rack they have.

It's cheating for me and i have left him, I'm just curious what you think.

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A male reader, guy1989 Canada +, writes (15 July 2011):

Sending naked photos back and forth to me is same as physical cheating..the main bad ingredients are there ! You did the right thing to leave him

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A female reader, anonymous, writes (15 July 2011):

100% cheating. Stay away.

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A male reader, the_phoenic United Kingdom +, writes (14 July 2011):

imho

wathcing porn isn't cheating

while sexting and flirting online is cheating

or atleast a form of cheating

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A female reader, angelDlite United Kingdom +, writes (14 July 2011):

angelDlite agony auntyeah you did the right thing in leaving him. he has either been cheating or has been trying to cheat, only a matter of time before some desperate woman would have agreed to meet up with him. stay strong, remember: he is not someone to be trusted

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A female reader, chigirl Norway +, writes (14 July 2011):

chigirl agony auntIt's cheating.

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A male reader, TrancedRhythmEar Saudi Arabia +, writes (14 July 2011):

TrancedRhythmEar agony auntyeah thats def cheating because of his intent to be intimate with other women, in person or not.

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A female reader, anonymous, writes (14 July 2011):

Cheating, definately, but you dont need to justify leaving him to him or you or anyone else. Just know in your heart of hearts YOU DID THE RIGHT THING.

He sounds like an insensitive CHEATING pig.

Bravo to you!

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A reader, anonymous, writes (14 July 2011):

i believe is cheating babes.

Good luck

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A female reader, Tbosse South Africa +, writes (14 July 2011):

Tbosse agony auntCheating, yes it is!

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A male reader, olderthandirt  +, writes (14 July 2011):

olderthandirt agony auntI suspect it may be to you so that's all that matters..why not tell him it makes you feel betrayed?

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A female reader, eyeswideopen United States +, writes (14 July 2011):

eyeswideopen agony auntI'm glad you did what was right for you and I totally agree. Chin up Sister!

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A female reader, Irish49 Canada +, writes (14 July 2011):

Irish49 agony auntYou are not over-reacting. Some couples do this with each other's consent. (Each to their own) But, if he engaged in these actions knowing the hurt it caused you, or he hid these cybersex behaviours from you, then he knew his actions, was a 'slap in the face regarding your relationship values' . This would shatter the trust. That trust, is hard to get back, once it's been compromised. Cybersex is not just harmless flirting, as so many say it is...it's very damaging and all about selfish needs and one's ego without a regard for the other person in the committed relationship. You did not have this man's respect nor his loyalty to you. The problem lies with him..not you.

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A female reader, VSAddict United States +, writes (14 July 2011):

VSAddict agony auntIt depends on what you and your partner define as cheating. Different couples have different views. But I would think of it as cheating because you're showing interest in someone other than your partner.

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A reader, anonymous, writes (14 July 2011):

For me watching porn isn't cheating, but contacting people I would definitely class as cheating. He says your over reacting because he wants it all, but you definitely did the right thing leaving him.

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A female reader, person12345 United States +, writes (14 July 2011):

person12345 agony auntWell I'm one of those people who thinks porn is cheating, so adding interaction to that is certainly cheating. Of course he says you're overreacting, you caught him doing something wrong. But you already left him, time to find someone who isn't such a jerk.

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A female reader, muso888 United Kingdom +, writes (14 July 2011):

If you feel betrayed by it, it's cheating.

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A female reader, anonymous, writes (14 July 2011):

It is cheating. He has no morals and he is not being true to you or keeping himself just for you. He is being sexually intimate with other women. Whether it is the woman next door or a woman online, makes no difference. Would you walk around the town with him on your arm, while he talked to women like that or handed out his pictures to them? Just because he is doing it online, that doesn't make it OK. If he thinks it is acceptable because he is doing it in the back bedroom on a computer that just goes to show how messed up his morals have become.

I left a boyfriend for similar reasons and i don't regret it. He is married now but I get an occasional yukky message from him, which i ignore. I'm just so glad i am not his poor wife! You did the right thing by leaving in my opinion.

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A female reader, MissTellAll United States +, writes (14 July 2011):

MissTellAll agony auntThat is cheating. No question about it. He's sharing that type of affection and his physical self with another person, regardless of whether or not it's in person it's cheating.

Go for you on leaving him. No one needs someone so awful in their lives.

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A female reader, banditsmom1124 United States +, writes (14 July 2011):

banditsmom1124 agony auntcongrats for standing up to him!!!

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A male reader, Mad Cat United Kingdom +, writes (14 July 2011):

Mad Cat agony auntYes it's cheating, I cannot see how this is not.

You've left him? you've done the right thing then.

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