This may be a valuable conversation to have with your partner!
How do you define cheating?
Is it the element of secrecy?
Perhaps prolonged secrecy?
Is it simply the feeling of being taken by surprise by the actions of your lover?
Or maybe you don’t even want to have this conversation with your partner because you don’t want to impose a set of expectations or rules.
You prefer the mystery and would rather deal with problems as they come up, rather than try and predict them.
Maybe it’s the knowledge that there has been an ongoing series of deception.
Maybe it needs to have a vindictive or sinister quality to the act. A flavour of wanting to create pain for the unknown party(s) (more rare, but could happen).
Tell us, how do you define cheating? For further reading on building strong and genuine relationships, check out our blog A Guide to Authentic Connections: Mastering Genuine Interactions. Our Couples Therapy and Sex Therapy services provide a safe space to explore these conversations with support and clarity. Exploring this question with a therapist such as Angela Leong or Ashley Morris can help couples better understand their boundaries and create stronger, more honest connections. If you’d like support in navigating relationship boundaries, book a session with us today.
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