Are cyber relationships cheating?... if they will never meet?... i say its attention....

it's whatever you make it.... er, believe it to be.
them too...

Yes, they are.

Would you be okay if your husband were living with you, but spending more time talking with another woman (whom he is in love with) than he spends with you?

Marriage and committed relationships aren't based on sex, they are based on trust, communication and intimacy. When your partner gives those to another person (as in a stranger on the internet), then you are deprived of the close, personal relationship you both agreed to in the first place.

it depends upon the nature of the relationship,, if there are romantic/intimate FEELINGS being shared,, then yes

if its just play and friendship, then no

Its cheating. Your cheating your wif outofaluable time u cd hav spnd whth her.

if you are in a real life committed relationship ,then heck ya its cheating,maybe not in the physical sense but definitely in the emotional sense.
where there is smoke there is fire,you may think you may never meet but never say never about anything.
One has too wonder why you would even need a cyber relationship if you have the real life thing going on.

As Betty said it is a form of emotional cheating.....If one spent their time with the one they are with that they are spending sweet talking another, then their emontions would be in the right place.

Yes indeed Betty so very right.

Agrees. Well, minus the play. I think flirting is rude, if one's in a relationship.

If you cannot talk about it with the person you're with, then I'd consider it cheating.

I see where you are coming from. I think its a subject like 'harassment',, its up to the 'victim' to decide really.

its all what personally offends that person in that relationship

Trust is key, and if I have someone I trust, I probably wont feel upset about them being 'tastefully' flirtatious sometimes(paying compliments)

also , if its someone they knew BEFORE me, I dont worry about it as I have friends I have 'flirted' with as well though we both knew there was no chance of us getting together,,it was just emotional play, like wrestling is physical play,,, with a friend

I do take issue with any NEW relationships developing AFTER I am in a commitment with someone

Yeah, that's more how I see it too. Between known friends, not a big deal, but once someone is in a relationship, serious flirting with strangers isn't going to cut it. I'm not the jealous type, I just find it disrespectful to the person one is with. And its even worse if the person hides it from their partner, a breach of trust there.

Any time you are intimate with another thats not your significant other its cheating.

I think it would be cheating...if your mate is not giving the attention you need and you are going online to seek it...than he is not a good catch for you.

There are countless amounts of people who have met online and fallen in love, I know a man who found a woman on here specifically and started an affair with her while she was still married and he was divorced. So what you think may be just a friendship can quickly develop into something more...

wif,,outofaluable u cd spnd





OK,,,no ONE better tell me YOU CAN't read me ,,,,anymore!!!!!

Yes they certainly are cheating, if you're engaged in a cyber relationship but also in another where it is not understood and accepted as an open relationship.

Yes, if your in a relationship, and taking time away form that relationship for the cyber. Lots of REAL relationships have been ruined by cyber.

The answer is simply yes. It is cheating because you are taking away from your partner and giving it to someone else. If you want to talk, share feelings, have fun, etc then you should be doing that with your partner. Your partner is special, as he or she is the only one who gets that privledge. If you are going around giving that to other people as well, then it's not special anymore and the relationship becomes meaningless and loses it's value. Things that are abundant and easily obtained are not valuable, rare things are valuable and you have an obligation to your partner to uphold that value. If you aren't getting enough attention, maybe you should break up with him instead of ruining your credibility by cheating.

Depends on the relationship...
If you've got a significant other and would hide the relationship from them, it's cheating.

Gimme some sugar baby!