What would you describe as cheating, if you are only dating someone and both parties are aware that each of you are seeing other people, I believe if you are honest with the other person then there is no cheating, even if both parties have no agreement to see others and you are honest with the person you are dating that you intend to date others, this too would not be considered cheating.

I believe cheating can only occur when both parties have agreed to a committed relationship and not to see others or they are married to one other, I see cheating in terms as one person attempting to deceive the other or being dishonest with each other.

Recently this came up in a conversation with a close female friend when I had confided in her that I was dating 2 woman, both woman I am dating knows about each other, at this time there has been no type of agreement that there is to be a commitment with either of these 2 ladies, cheating I believe only occurs when one person breaks their word with their partner.

Cheating is cheating....

there are no shades of being a disloyal piece of schitt.

If you are cool with dating a group...fine...I have done it. But, playing one while playing another is just dirty.

(That is the sugar coated version)

George Burns, writing in his autobiography,
about Gracie Allen, his wife, told of the
one and only time in his life, he cheated
on her.
With someone at the office.
He felt so awful, and guilty after, he went
out and bought her this huge chandelier.
One she had coveted for years.
She was thrilled and never knew about his
one indiscretion.
He tried to make it up to her for the
rest of her life.

One day many years later, he was standing
in his kitchen and overheard Gracie and a
friend who were in the adjacent dining room.
The friend was admiring the lines and beauty
of the huge chandelier.
"Oh yes," said Gracie, "George gave me that
after he had that fling years ago.
I wish he would have another, I could use
a matching chandelier for the entry hall."
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That is an easy call, they were married.

Dating, I don't know.
It is always one on one for me.
Dating more than one at a time smacks
of hedging your bets.
I wouldn't do it.
I just don't think you have a chance
of giving/getting it all if you are
spreading it thin.

i think if you are upfront and honest with the others involved that they are NOT the only one you are seeing, it is not cheating...

I have mixed feelings about this issue but no it is not cheating

If you're honest about seeing other people, that's not cheating.

If you're not honest about seeing other people, that's cheating.

Humm if you both are doing others then it would not be cheating...

But.........when others spread themselves so thin then no one gets the full benifit of what it truely could be like... Seems the only thing they are doing is cheating themselves out of what it could really be like with that person...

It is what it is....