Online Cheating

IMO, it's cheating if you hide it. When you do things you don't want your spouse/SO to know about, there's a problem.

I think we're overgeneralizing. There's a boundary line, and exactly where it's at is a little different for each of us. Not all online flirters are cheaters.

I have a women only rule who sometimes joke about sexy stuff. So What.
But I do have 1 male friend.. Who never says anything remotely flirtish to me.... Hes completely respectful and very focused in his workout and nutrition routine.... There are a few gay men who I'd like to ask to be my friend here, being that my best male friends throughout life have been gay. And theres never any sexual threats with that. And.... They are fun, positive, help me with my belly dancing, wardrobe, hair.

I did accept this one males request, when I first started here on MFP... And it turned out he was a major womanizer, and he had all these chicks for friends (With boobie pictures) and he flirted with all of them.. I felt I didn't want him in my friends list, out of respect for my husband. I recently got two requests from guys here.. One.. The shirtless cowboy... The other one... He was shirtless and trying to look sexy... Both had NO NOTE whatsoever to say why they may want to be friends. No thanks.... This stuff here about what I eat and my eating/losing weight struggles, is for me to share only with friends I feel comfortable with... Again..... Its not Match.com here. Thats on a different site... Haaaah.

It's like friends any where else. I have male friends and female friends. So does he. Why does having a friend of the opposite sex automatically mean you're cheating?

The guys that are on my friend list are just as supportive as my female friends, maybe even more so.

having friends of the opposite sex not a problem. talking about anything you wouldn't want your S.O. to hear/see is a problem. you know if your being inappropriate or not

For me its a women only rule as any of the guys I've come across so far usually have ulterior motives even being on a site like MFP!

Also out of respect for my husband as well as I wouldn't be happy about him having women friends - men and women cannot be friends without sex or innuendoes coming into the equation!

That's quite sad really... I have a lot of Male MFPs that and they're all here for the right reasons and not perverts or anything. I have my boyfriend on my MFP list but I didn't use to and he didn't care either because we trust each other. Likewise he has lady MFPs. Don't accept people who are clearly sharking... (semi naked photos and all girl MFPs) and delete those who it wasn't so obvious but it becomes apparent! Happy days!

For me its a women only rule as any of the guys I've come across so far usually have ulterior motives even being on a site like MFP!

Also out of respect for my husband as well as I wouldn't be happy about him having women friends - men and women cannot be friends without sex or innuendoes coming into the equation!

^^^^^AGREE^^^^^

My two most motivating MFP friends are men! They give me lots of encouragement. There is nothing sexual about it.

I do tend to feel more comfortable in the company of men too and always have, never been the type to have loads of girl friends... My profile makes it clear that I am happily married and as long as that is respected, it's ok.

Same here. I have more girlfriends now than I EVER have in all my life!! And it's only because I have 5 kids... (When you have kids in school, you tend to get to know their friends and their friends' moms and dads. So you naturally build friendships.)

But prior to children, most of my friends were guys. Not exactly sure why but guessing it's probably because most of my hobbies are not exactly what the majority of women (at least in this area) are fond of.

And, no, I never slept with any of my guy friends. Ever.

I don't think there is anything wrong with it at all - it's not like it's real life... it's all in fun - why not flirt a little... personally, I wouldn't consider it cheating... it's totally harmless, right?

I don't think there is anything wrong with it at all - it's not like it's real life... it's all in fun - why not flirt a little... personally, I wouldn't consider it cheating... it's totally harmless, right?

It's only harmless until someone catches a virus.