Is Sexting Cheating?

by Annie Scudder 10

Cheating may be the ultimate deal breaker for many women, but these days it comes in so many forms of tweets and texts that it's hard to nail down what exact behavior warrants no second chances.

Take the much discussed case of Congressman Weiner. He stressed in his confession that he never had a physical relationship nor even met with any of his cybersex buddies. Considering a photo apparently depicting his undressed wiener has emerged on the web, it seems clear that he got intimate with women other than his wife. But according to him, he never met them, nor had the opportunity to father a love child or jeopardize his (pregnant) wife's sexual health.

Perhaps the absence of actual sex makes cyber cheating something the betrayed partner is willing to work out with therapy before initiating divorce proceedings or ending the relationship. It's clearly a serious betrayal of trust, but does a lack of physical activity make you see it differently than other forms of cheating? Or, would you break up over it?

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