How do Caps view cheating

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BetaBanana
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Well one of the relationships I really didn't take seriously I was young .the other 2 I was only about 3-6 months into the relationships when I cheated .
Idk if there's reasons I couldn't see myself with that person long term then it's not serious to me . Any of my serious relationships I would never dream of cheating or lying loyality was everything not even look at another guy.
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Capriunicorn
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I did once. The relationship was volatile from the beginning and he knew I didn't want to be with him. I was pretty much a pariah due to his behavior, and I was afraid to leave because of what he might do. After 2 years he took a 3 month assignment in another time zone--it only took a few days of him being gone to see how awesome life was without him, but I was still technically in the relationship even though I was leaning towards ending it regardless of the consequences.

A month later an old flame popped up and invited me to a party with some mutual friends. They could tell something was different about me and when my bf called during the party and started an argument over me being there in the first place, my friend saw how bad it was. We started hanging out more and everything was on the humble until he told me that he still had feelings for me, and whether we ended up together or not I needed to get out of my situation so he wasn't going anywhere until I did. We had a few "encounters" but because I was technically still in a relationship, I put him on hold. Even though the relationship was over in my head, I waited until my bf got back in town to end things. After that, my friend basically became my temporary bodyguard until my ex stopped harassing me. Unfortunately we didn't end up together, but that's a whole different story that's still being worked on.
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truecap
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I've never cheated in a relationship.

However, though, if it's not a committed relationship where there was no mutual decision to be exclusive, then it's not cheating (although the other party may see it as so). For instance, if I wanted exclusivity and he doesn't, then I take that as it is okay to go about my business and see whomever I want. By the same token, if he wants exclusivity and I don't, and I've told him that, then I feel free to date other people.

So, the deciding factor of is it cheating or not is the designation of or the title of the relationship.