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Is Online Sex Cheating?

The concept of infidelity itself dates back to early religion, but the concept of infidelity of the mind was established with the onset of Christianity. The belief that "ideas" can be sins themselves. For nearly the last 2,000 years the vast majority of the human population has held some sort of conceptual belief system as to the terms of committed relationships. With the internet enabling new forms of promiscuous behavior the question of online promiscuity arises (sin?). As the essence of committed relationships moves forward, do the terms and standards of said relationships?

SuicideGirl moderator Shalome thinks, "[If you are] betraying your significant other's trust by having online sex? If so, then yes, you're cheating."

Diana, a Second Life (a game that caters to virtual sex) player states:

It doesn't matter how much you try and intellectualize it, there's no doubt that it is cheating. While it may only be in the mind you are engaging in sexual play with other people. There aren't robots on the other side of the screen typing away, they're people and it is cheating. I don't doubt for a second that my real life partner would be very upset if he realised what I was doing. I do worry about him walking in on me and I do feel guilty about what I do in Second Life. But I'm not alone, the majority of the people I play with also have husbands and wives and partners etc. But the guilt doesn't stop me from logging on. And I've heard of people sneeking downstairs at night just so they can log in. A few of the guys I play with access Second Life from their offices so they're sat there at work in their lunch hours jacking off in front of the screen. I remember one time a guy was also involved in a meeting on one pc and was chatting to me on his other screen. I'm always amazed at the spectrum of people who use Second Life. I suppose they could be lying, certainly it would be very easy to do so, but while I assumed that SL would be populated by twenty somethings I've met lots of people who are aged 35+.



Meanwhile Stroker Serpentine of Second Life believes, "Personally I don't find it morally apprehensible, but I am honest with my real life mate about my activities. I think that all relationships should be based on communication and honesty. There is a big difference between "cash register" honesty and "self honesty."

As for SuicideGirls member scentedmarker, "Not so much cheating as stupid."

The general consensus of everyone interviewed believed online sex could and should be considered cheating. In fact several people said they had either been in a relationships that ended due to online infidelity, or knew someone who had to end their relationship with someone due to online infidelity.

Simply put by PaulNikon, "If your girlfriend is telling a guy how much she wants his cock in her mouth via IM, voice chat, video chat, or a game like SecondLife is o.k. with you? Then there you go."


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dialated

dialated

Litchfield, NH
May 2006

SEP 25, 2006 11:05 PM

Don`t send me an Email send me a message Please.!!!

DhD_No_Pants

DhD_No_Pants

Katy, TX
May 2006

SEP 25, 2006 11:15 PM

Shalome said it best.

If you are in any type of a serious relationship, there have probably been boundaries set. You should know the person that you are with well enough to know what they will and will not accept from you. I would consider online sex cheating, if I found out my husband was doing it I'd be pissed. Honestly, though, I'd be even angrier if there was any type of emotional bonding going on. I could forgive him telling another girl how much he wanted her to go down on him, but not telling her how much he wishes he could be with her in a relationship.

If you are hiding it, it is something you don't want them to see. If you don't want them to see it, it is breaking their trust. Easy as that. I'm lucky enough to have a husband that isn't jealous, so I get to come on here and post my boobies and joke around with everyone. smile

pascalpp

pascalpp

Brooklyn, NY
January 2004

SEP 25, 2006 11:22 PM

Perhaps Bush will take David Cross' advice and launch a War on Jealousy.

Necia

Necia

San Francisco, CA
August 2005

SEP 25, 2006 11:27 PM

Well, Stroker Serpentine of Second Life, you're probably right. It's probably not morally apprehensible--because "morally apprehensible" makes no goddamn sense.

*sigh*

Roethke

Roethke

SUICIDEGIRL

California, USA

SEP 25, 2006 11:30 PM

Necia said:
Well, Stroker Serpentine of Second Life, you're probably right. It's probably not morally apprehensible--because "morally apprehensible" makes no goddamn sense.

*sigh*



I was just about to say the same thing. What the hell does he thing apprehensible means?

emotedcreations

emotedcreations

Germany
July 2006

SEP 25, 2006 11:31 PM

If your significant other is going to rip you a new one for it, then it's cheating... may sound overly simplistic , but hey, life doesn't need to be complicated...

Necia

Necia

San Francisco, CA
August 2005

SEP 25, 2006 11:34 PM

Roethke said:

Necia said:
Well, Stroker Serpentine of Second Life, you're probably right. It's probably not morally apprehensible--because "morally apprehensible" makes no goddamn sense.

*sigh*



I was just about to say the same thing. What the hell does he thing apprehensible means?



I have no idea.

I kind of want to apprehend me some morals now, though. If I'd known I could just chase 'em down instead of, like, working to develop them or buying into some belief system or another, maybe I'd have gotten myself some awhile ago.

DhD_No_Pants

DhD_No_Pants

Katy, TX
May 2006

SEP 25, 2006 11:35 PM

Necia said:
Well, Stroker Serpentine of Second Life, you're probably right. It's probably not morally apprehensible--because "morally apprehensible" makes no goddamn sense.

*sigh*



Um, maybe the morals will jump out and apprehend you for err..being an online sex cheater? Like on the show, CHEATERS. Yeah. Something like that.

Al

Al

SUICIDEGIRL

Christmas Island

SEP 26, 2006 12:15 AM

Ooo, I'd forgotten that thread you started to write this article existed!

This article is actually doing nothing but confuse me.

I should stop drinking and see if I can sleep.

TheFuckOffKid

TheFuckOffKid

NEWSWIRE

Australia

SEP 26, 2006 12:20 AM

Necia said:

Roethke said:

Necia said:
Well, Stroker Serpentine of Second Life, you're probably right. It's probably not morally apprehensible--because "morally apprehensible" makes no goddamn sense.

*sigh*



I was just about to say the same thing. What the hell does he thing apprehensible means?



I have no idea.



You have just been morally apprehended!

Take that!

emotedcreations

emotedcreations

Germany
July 2006

SEP 26, 2006 12:21 AM

I think 'that' thread was his research for this 'thread', I'm confused too! surreal

TheFuckOffKid

TheFuckOffKid

NEWSWIRE

Australia

SEP 26, 2006 12:22 AM

applextrent said:
The general consensus of everyone interviewed believed online sex could and should be considered cheating.



Well, uh, I thought the consensus was that what constituted cheating depended on what attitude one's partner would take on the matter.

And that different partners in different relationships would have different takes on the matter.

So it can be cheating, but it isn't by definition cheating.

emptymouthpiece

emptymouthpiece

I'm lost
May 2005

SEP 26, 2006 12:26 AM

I'm sorry for I and all the people I've shared any time with in life, it's always been a matter of fact that much like the lovely little Vegas campaign clogan, "what happens on the internet" stays there, this however changes when people do this sort of thing repeatedly (more than once a week, or once EVERY week, the sort of thing that oges on in a pattern or in more than random frequence). I for instance don't ingage in "online" anything cause frankly I think its a little silly, but I don't give two flying fucks if someone I'm"sticking it to" wants to go a :cybering" that's their issue and I stay good and well out of it, and that sems to work just fine (for me).

RudieCantFail

RudieCantFail

Baton Rouge, LA
January 2006

SEP 26, 2006 12:27 AM

But no mention in this article as to whether a consensus was reached on if sex with vacuum cleaners is cheating.

JiggsCasey

JiggsCasey

Reno, NV
September 2006

SEP 26, 2006 12:53 AM

Absolutely it's cheating.

Let me paint a picture. Say you felt very strongly for a boyfriend/girlfriend, etc. You are in a monogamous, committed relationship. You go out with some friends to cut loose after a hard week working. You turn around and see in the next booth, your love with someone else. They aren't touching, they aren't in any obvious sexual interaction, but your S.O. is telling this other person things you thought he/she would only ever say to you. Sharing things, feelings, thoughts, interests, that are clearly beyond the boundaries of friendship. Would that make you feel good? Would that be ok with you? For most the answer to this question would be "no, it wouldn't be ok.". Nor should it. There are lines and it doesn't take screwing around physically to go over those bounds. Fidelity is a state of mind and spirit as much as body. If you commit, you commit. If you don't like it, don't commit.

-Craig

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