Originally posted by GREAT WHITE SHARK
Lets discuss the cheating issue.
My opinion is that every situation is different from another.
Im still thinking if I will forgive... after knowing what she did I felt that I can do the same without regrets.
But the main feeling is that acid one.. so.. would you forgive cheating?
would you cheat? under what circunstances?
Give us your opinion about the subject.
Ooooo, I'd stay away from the "Tit for Tat" attitude, it will erode and ruin you. Your mind will be ever focused on whether your mate is cheating and how you can make things even. That does not promote a sound, calm, peaceful mind.
Now believe it or not, I do not cheat. Now before you guys start shooting flaming arrows at me, yes I admit to 'seeing' several women at once and consider dating a couple too (yes there is a difference between 'seeing' and 'dating'). However, I never allude to or imply that any of the women and I are an item. In my mind, cheating is when you break your commitment with your partner and I have not committed to any of my female friends and they know it.
Now let's say I dwindle my pool of 'friends' to the top 2 or 3 that I will consider committing to. That is when I start becoming committed. The sexual intimacy is stopped and I start focusing on the intangible traits of each woman. I've already qualified them sexually as being compatible so I begin to focus on comparing substance in each of them.
Once I decide on which woman that is most qualified and we both agree on committing to a relationship, I am 1000% into her and her alone. This does not mean I quit my DJism, I just go into a different mode. This is when no less than 60% of my DJ efforts are focused at my partner. The other 40% consists of playful flirting with her girlfriends and other women I encounter and being a wingman or Kamikaze for my buds. Mind you,
I never go beyond playful flirting in any of these instances.
In a nutshell, I've had my share of relationships that have gone south. However, only once has a woman EVER cheated on me and that was a little over 20 years ago. Likewise, I have never cheated while in a relationship, even during hard times. Understand that once the relationship was officially over however, it only takes about a week or so to get back into the saddle. My last one only took me a couple of days.