Poll: Cheating

[Spinozaad]

N.B. I did a quick look through the searchbar, and while there have been similar threads in the past, I did not see a recent one. If I saw wrongly, feel free to correct me, slap me and lock this thread.

Ah. Yes. Cheating. In the catalogue of human sins and mistakes, few warrant such scorn as the act of cheating on your partner. In Ye Olde Days cheating, usually and especially if you were a woman, ment that you would live through some 'interesting times'. Some times not for too long, though.

The question I pose is not 'have you cheated on your significant other?' Because, let's face it, most of us would lie. Even in a place where anonymity reigns, many are still paragons of virtue. The question I pose is not 'have you ever thought of cheating?' Because, let us face it once more, everyone has thought of this.

The question I pose is this: Are you capable of cheating? Imagine the perfect (one paragon of virtue could say 'most horrible') circumstances. You would get away with it. Your significant other would never find out. Nor, if you wanted to, anyone else.

Would you do it?

Look into your hearts, my fellow Escapees, and seek your feelings.

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I would, as long as I would truly get away with it. However, that does not mean I will.

And for the record. I have cheated in the past, and I got away with it.

Share!

 

[the_pleasure_is_mine]

Unfortunately yes >.> I do not like that fact about myself.

To add more discussion value... I didn't get away with it. She hated me for months, we are still together now, she sometimes has difficulty trusting me but after seeing how much I hurt her I could never do that again and I hate the fact that I ever did.

 

[Gigaguy64]

No, i could never cheat.

Even if my Significant other would never find out, and i could get a way with it, i would know.
I would know that i cheated and that's not something i think i would be able to deal with.

 

[Jaranja]

I probably could cheat, if it was someone that I didn't care about very much. However, if it was someone I () [sub]"loved",[/sub] I wouldn't want to hurt her.

 

[child of lileth]

Yes, but I'm not going to do it. I could get away with tons of stuff in a relationship that I never do.

 

[Blackadder51]

No. Fucking. Way.

I couldn't look someone in the eye and say i loved them, or kiss them knowing what i have done.
Also it would be the ultimate break of trust.

 

[A Raging Emo]

Np, I will never cheat. I have been cheated on by people before, and I know what it feels like. Plus, I can never understand why people would cheat anyway.

No. Fucking. Way.

I couldn't look someone in the eye and say i loved them, or kiss them knowing what i have done.
Also it would be the ultimate break of trust.

Also, "This".

 

[hyperhammy]

I hope not. I don't want to be that kind of an asshole.

 

[latenightapplepie]

I could probably do it. I imagine it could be pretty easy for me. I mean, I am ridiculously attractive and, while I don't want to stereotype, casual sex between gay men is really easy.

I am however not in a relationship, nor have I ever been, (for this, I am very disappointed!) so perhaps I am really superb at fidelity. Who knows?

 

[maninahat]

I firmly believed I was incapable of cheating and would never ever cheat - until I did. Goes to show how easy it is anyone can slip up, no matter how determined they are to do the right thing.

To those of you who say you'll never cheat - always be damn careful, and never be too sure.

 

[RanD00M]

I could never cheat.But not only because of morals.But also because I could never get a girlfriend.

 

[Eponet]

Why would I? What's the appeal.

If I'm interpretting this correctly, it's just sex. I mean, who cares?

Virtue is superior to something worthless.

 

[Tspoon]

Awwwwwwww, fuck.

I answered "Yes' because i thought this was cheating on a freaking test.

But since it's a relationship, then no, NEVER

 

[Jack_Uzi]

No. Would do it probably at the moment I tell I would break up, but not before.
Spinozaad, sesamstraat.. dat is wel een beetje kattekwaad.

 

[JanatUrlich]

Unfortunately yeaaaah D=

 

[p3t3r]

well i don't know if it would be possible for me to cheat i would need to get a girl friend first

 

[Sneaky-Pie]

No. It's a despicable act of selfishness.

 

[Mr Thin]

No, absolutely not, never in a million years, and no, I haven't had a relationship yet, how'd you guess.

So it's easy for me to say no now. And I know that it's all too easy for your resolve to break down, for your reasons to leave your head or seem flimsy and pointless, for excuses to seem so reasonable and fair and smart. After all, you only get one life, wouldn't you be better off having that experience?

But no. I reject the inherent instability of my premature certainty. I will never cheat on someone. Never. Not even if they're horrible and cheating on me. If that's the case, I'll just leave them. If necessary, I will go to the extreme of becoming the guy who can't take a hint, and annoys the crap out of her because he's always trying to spend more time with her.

I would rather become an emotionally unstable desperately pathetic clingy loser than cheat on someone important to me. And I wouldn't be with them unless they were.

 

[someonehairy-ish]

This kind of depends, not on the situation but the type of relationship. Some friends of mine have a mutual agreement that they are both 'friends with benefits' to each other. They are both completely happy for the other to have casual sex with someone else.
I've never been in a hugely serious relationship, but I would still have the courtesy to explain things to my current partner rather than just go behind their back.

 

[Girl With One Eye]

I have done in the past but that relationship was already going downhill. I learned a terrible lesson from cheating, but I can honestly say I'd never do it again. I would never cheat on my boyfriend now hes everything to me, I don't even think about cheating on him, I'm lucky to have him.