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Posted: 12 years ago
#31

Originally posted by: moomin4455

Mehak wanting to sleep with someone but not doing it can be consigned to lust - those are feelings that can be overcome I agree, so let's take that out of the equation.

What if you find yourself falling in love with someone else...someone you work closely with and see day in, day out? It can happen...you don't think that's being unfaithful? In a way that's worse than having sex with someone else in my eyes...


Oops.. I didn't realize you had already commented. I agree with Mooms, Ninja.
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Posted: 12 years ago
#32
If a person has even one inch of self respect he/she should leave his/her spouse and move on with his/her life rather than singing "Meri Pati/Biwi Sirf Meri Hai."

But if both of them cheats then they deserve each other.It's then an open relationship.

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Posted: 12 years ago
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Originally posted by: moomin4455


Excellent point Aarya and BD!

Is being emotionally drawn to someone, not just attracted, but having feelings for someone being unfaithful? If your first instinct is to run to the other person and not your spouse for your emotional wellbeing then that IS being unfaithful.

Are attractions. crushes being unfaithful? Yes IMO, if you are compelled to act on them.



@boreddamsel, it's different when you feel attracted towards an actor, it's called fandom and not infidelity...

@Moomin, I am in conjunction with you, that is why i asked where do you draw the line of infidelity...

As an example, a married person meets someone online and the two of them carry on a virtual relationship (but not physical), now wouldn't that be consider cheating their spouse?
Edited by -Aarya- - 12 years ago
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Posted: 12 years ago
#34

Originally posted by: -Aarya-


@boreddamsel, it's different when you feel attracted towards an actor, it's called fandom and not infidelity...

@Moomin, I am in conjunction with you, that is why i asked where do you draw the line of infidelity...

As an example, a married person meets someone online and the two of them carry on a virtual relationship (but not physical), now wouldn't that be consider cheating their spouse?


I was not referring to an actor or fandom. I was talking about people in your lives, who you find attractive but who might not know you exist. Say the guy at the counter in a coffee shop, the one who you meet in the lift in your office building.. I don't know just throwing it out there .. And yes its not infidelity, but its still wrong and it just means you are not satisfied with your marriage .. and you are in fact cheating your spouse by not telling them how unhappy you are. Or maybe your spouse already knows that you are unhappy and you are just compromising, but then again I don't beleive in living like that. If you are unhappy, I say you get out .. and move on. You both deserve better lives, so do the people around you who want you to be happy.

As for the virtual relationship, if they hide it from their spouse and derive guilty pleasure from it, then its still cheating! If they aren't feeling guilty about that relationship and if its just pure fun, then why wouldn't they tell their significant other about it?
Edited by boreddamsel - 12 years ago
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Posted: 12 years ago
#35

Originally posted by: boreddamsel


I did not bring in an actor or fandom. I was talking about people in your lives, who you find attractive but who might not know you exist. Say the guy at the counter in a coffee shop, the one who you meet in the lift in your office building.. I don't know just throwing it out there .. And yes its not infidelity, but its still wrong and it just means you are not satisfied with your marriage .. and you are in fact cheating your spouse by not telling them how unhappy you are. Or maybe your spouse already knows that you are unhappy and you are just compromising, but then again I don't beleive in living like that. If you are unhappy, I say you get out .. and move on. You both deserve better lives, so do the people around you who want you to be happy.

As for the virtual relationship, if they hide it from their spouse and derive guilty pleasure from it, then its still cheating! If they aren't feeling guilty about that relationship and if its just pure fun, then why wouldn't they tell their significant other about it?




How different is meeting a hot guy in a lift vs meeting a hot actor and feeling attracted towards both of them? Aren't they both the same thing in certain way...

Virtual relationships are based on where you draw the line of attraction...what if you never even seen the person you met online and yet you carry on a great length of conversations with them, and feel attracted...what are you feeling guilty about and should you be feeling guilty...


Edited by -Aarya- - 12 years ago
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Posted: 12 years ago
#36

Originally posted by: -Aarya-



How different is meeting a hot guy in a lift vs meeting a hot actor and feeling attracted towards both of them? Aren't they both the same thing in certain way...


Yup, but I just wanted to say that you said it and I didn't before a certain actor's fans rushed in to report me 😆

Virtual relationships are based on where you draw the line of attraction...what if you never even seen the person you met online and yet you carry on a great length of conversations with them, and feel attracted...what are you feeling guilty about and should you be feeling guilty...


Ok, here's the thing. I think you should feel guilty about spending more time with your online friend than with your spouse, especially if you are attracted to him... to the point that you can't stop thinking about him even when you are with your spouse... and tend to compare your spouse with him .. or I don't know.. I remember getting into a fight after I said I wanted my ex to have muscles like a certain actor. He got pretty upset.. and I never brought it up later.. and felt super guilty after that!

Haha, I'm sure my ex was jealous of my online friends.. 'coz I used to spend way more time with them than I did with him.. 😆 But on the other hand, I had nothing to feel guilty about in my interactions, because I was able to close the laptop and spend time with him without thinking about my online friends while I was with him!
Edited by boreddamsel - 12 years ago
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Posted: 12 years ago
#37

Originally posted by: -Aarya-




How different is meeting a hot guy in a lift vs meeting a hot actor and feeling attracted towards both of them? Aren't they both the same thing in certain way...

Virtual relationships are based on where you draw the line of attraction...what if you never even seen the person you met online and yet you carry on a great length of conversations with them, and feel attracted...what are you feeling guilty about and should you be feeling guilty...



The hot guy in the lift is a real possibility ie someone who you can interact with and may be within your sphere of influence, or there's the possibility of some kind of rapport to be established and even grow.

The hot actor/actress/entertainer or whatever, for most people anyway, is someone who you may never meet. It falls into the realms of fantasy for the most part.
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Posted: 12 years ago
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yeah, i think it's really bad when men cheat. These guys are real MCPs and, in my book, there's nothing worse than a male chauvinist pig... unless it's a woman who wont do as she's told. 😆
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Posted: 12 years ago
#39

Originally posted by: moomin4455

The hot guy in the lift is a real possibility ie someone who you can interact with and may be within your sphere of influence, or there's the possibility of some kind of rapport to be established and even grow.

The hot actor/actress/entertainer or whatever, for most people anyway, is someone who you may never meet. It falls into the realms of fantasy for the most part.


Mooms, I think Aarya compared meeting a guy in a lift with meeting an actor.
But yeah, if its an actor you never meet, totally different thing!

Sigh, the hottie in the supermarket.. why have I not run into him after that.. where is he? I know I should have introduced myself that day.. but then I was with my ex! 😡 Damn, my principles!
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Posted: 12 years ago
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Originally posted by: BirdieNumNum



yeah, i think it's really bad when men cheat. These guys are real MCPs and, in my book, there's nothing worse than a male chauvinist pig... unless it's a woman who wont do as she's told. 😆


And Birdie is back with the gender debate! 😆

I know if I stay, I will be pulled into it. I really should leave and get back to work. But I will be back to join in. You know I love gender debates 😆

Bye bye Birdie! ..
haha I never thought I would get a chance to say that!
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