Is internet flirting considered cheating?

Question

My husband flirts wih women on the internet (Yahoo Answers, Myspace, who knows what else). I don't know if he talks to them by email separately or not. I don't know if he gets phone numbers either. I only know this because he forgets to delete history every once in awhile.

Is internet flirting considered cheating? Why or why not?

Answer 1

No it's not as long as he doesn't like meet them and go on dates it's not cheating everyone flirts and you have to admit that you do to

Answer 2

i don't think it is cheating per se, but it is disrespectful to your spouse. i always say if you feel like you have to hide what you are doing from your spouse, you shouldn't be doing it.

Answer 3

Since you're married, then yes.

You two are committed, and you

have the right to call him out on it.

Answer 4

It depends how you both feel. You need to talk with him and agree what is cheating or not. Different people feel different about what is cheating.

Answer 5

your are having emotional affairs which will eventually lead to the real thing the person ur flirting with will be fun to talk to cause its just for fun and your partner will give you stress and happiness and the internet person comes out on top cause he or she dont have the flaws and the stress and you will end up hating your partner

Answer 6

Not by your hubby, obviously

Answer 7

It depends on his intentions.  Does he do this to feel good about himself, stroke his ego, etc., with no intention of ever meeting them?

Or does he exchange information and make plans to meet them?

Either way, it's a slap in the face to you for sure.  Don't say a word about it yet.  He will get less careful in hiding this, then you will find out more information that you need to determine his intentions and/or actions.

Answer 8

personally i think that it is not cheating but if they are getting into a more sexual topic then it is cheating. like talking about s*x and like you know that they would like to try eachother than that is cheating. but if they are not seeing eachother and ******* around then there is no problem. but try to find out if he is seeing them

Answer 9

If he spends that amount of time, flirting or whatever, he obviously has no time for you, or nor wants to spend time with you. It is time to reassess your relationship, it may be coming to an end.

Answer 10

I think it would depend on the nature of their conversations... but I'd keep my guard up!  All in all, seems that more times than not they are stepping over the line in a sense, some would consider it cheating.  I would.  

Answer 11

It isnt necessarily cheating...but what it does actually show is that he might be bored with your guys' relationship.  Spice things up a bit, and you probably wont see anymore history of flirting online on your computer...he will be satisfied enough with you.  Hope this helps!

Answer 12

Sounds to me like the problems go allot deeper than on-line flirting. I have been married three years and have never felt the need to check my husbands wallet or get on his laptop and research his history. I think if he has not given you a reason to suspect he is unfaithful then you should back off. You can only accuse someone of something for so long before they are eventually going to do it, and why not they are already paying the price for it. Instead of sneaking behind his back and checking up on him you should just sit him down and be straight forward about the whole situation

Answer 13

The answer is Yes! If your husband flirts or shows sexual interest in another women in any way, he is cheating. One doesn't have to have sexual contact to cheat. Ask yourself this question. If you were to do the same thing as he is doing, what would be in your mind? Believe me, it will lead to something else so you need to nip it soon. Make copies of his e-mail or whatever you have as proof. Keep it in a safe place because you might need it later on.

Answer 14

I PERSONALLY CAN ONLY ANSWER THAT FROM MY OWN POINT OF VIEW. SO BASICSLLY I DONT THINK ITS CHEATI NG ALL HES DOING IS TALKING 2 HER ALOT OF WOMEN JUST LOVE 2 TALK TO OTHER PEOPLE AS DO MEN SO IT MUST JUST B SOMEONE WHO HE CAN RELATE 2 UNDER DIFFERENT TOPICS DISCUSSED OR PERHAPS THEY PLAY CARD IN A LEAGUE AND SHE IS A TEAMATE OR CARD PARTNER THEY NEED 2 DISCUSS THEIR SRATOGERY 2 WIN  I WOULD NOT THINK MY HUSBAND WAS CHEATING AND HE DOSENT THINK I AM EITHER SO GIVE HIM A BREAK  

Answer 15

Yeah i consider it cheating. Cause me and my husband met on the internet and just talked as friends but before you know it we were living together. Feelings can be developed without physically knowing one another.

Answer 16

Not cheating but it isnt right.

Answer 17

it indicates her interest. no harm so long he cares for you. you may say it is his hobby. it is an interesting pursuit to keep one busy in a dignified manner

Answer 18

not if you know them...

Answer 19

to me yes it is.I think it is because if you are in a relationship with someone you should not be flirting with anyone no matter where it is.The thing is you don't know if he is getting phone numbers and talking to other women or even going and seeing them.I would be pissed if I were you.Think about it

Answer 20

Yes, it is called Cyber-Cheating. It is real and can ruin a relationship. It is emotional cheating of the heart. The things they share should be shared with the one your with. Not a stranger of the imagination.  

Answer 21

Statistics

8 out of 10 internet flirtatious behavior leds to meeting person to person,

flirtig is flirting whether it is on the net, on the phone, in an elevator, in a car, or in person to person.... it is a dog yellping saying I like you,

or like a worm in the water squirming saying to the fish EAT ME

chances are he talks to them on the phone, and emails them separtely.  there is some kind of INSTANT MESSAGING tracking where you can get all instant messages sent to your inbox secretly.

search it.

Answer 22

I think it is.... if its something he feels he has to hide from you ... then he knows its not okay. He may not have intent to follow through on things that he maybe says to the girls..... but the fact that he even feels the need to talk to chics if its innappropriate... says something is missing in your relationship and he's glancing outside of it to have his cake and eat it too.  

Answer 23

i would think so it would be emotionally cheating with someone else giving them there emotions instead of you they are cheating on you with someone else emotionally especially if they are trying to hide it. My wife was doing the same thing and i confronted her about it and she told me out right that she was he was better than me i found out after i got out of a 3.5 month coma i couldn't deal with it any more i was trying to get better. She also told me that we got married to young after 8 years of marriage. (good luck)

Answer 24

It's leading up to cheating and now you know what's on his mind.  

Answer 25

If he is doing this against your wishes then he is doing wrong.  How would he feel if you did?

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Answer 26

IT IS CHEATING...JUST THE NEW AGE FORM...YOU DONT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT REJECTION ONLINE...ITS CHEATING..AND IF ITS OKAY FOR HIM..IF I WERE YOU I WOULD TRY IT AND KEEP IN MIND..IF ITS GOOD FOR MY SPOUSE ITS GOTTA BE JUST AS GOOD FOR ME..SEE HOW HE LIKES IT ONCE THE TABLES ARE TURNED..ITS BAD ENOUGH YOU BROUGH IT TO HIS ATTENTION AND HE WONT CHILL OUT...I WOULD TRY IT!

Answer 27

It is cyber cheating, yes, he has no business chatting up other women when he is married to you.

Answer 28

I think it is.  

If he is doing something behind you back or sneaking around doing it then YES its cheating