I think that even having a simple sexual appreciation when looking at another woman isn't cheating. There's a certain biology to it.
Imagining himself in bed with her would be a totally different matter.
Imagining himself in bed with her would be a totally different matter.
I'm honestly curious here and have had this conversation with several female friends that have said something similar.
The first was a coworker that was convinced her long distance fiancé wasn't peeking at naughty things on the internet (when she wasn't there of course). They saw each other about 1 time a month and that was all he needed. They were 23, fresh out of school at the time.
My argument at the time was, who cares if he looks at something and gets his rocks off when you're not around? He's not intent on finding these ladies so that he can actually do anything with them. Just fantasizing since he couldn't be with her. I'm sure he wouldn't care if she did something similar. Better than going out with "real" women, strip clubs, etc.
To me it boils down to the intent. Is it just a fantasy that's not taking away from the real relationship? Well, alright. Is it something repetitive, getting in the way of that person’s actual relationship, which they intend to carry out physically? Not good.
Do All Men Cheat?
29/07/2010 09:03:09 PM
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Is it just me, or does the paying kind of make her something else than a "mistress"?
29/07/2010 09:30:56 PM
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Her "100%" claim was ambiguous in the worst possible way.
29/07/2010 10:21:13 PM
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I dunno, there's really only one interpretation that makes sense.
29/07/2010 10:29:48 PM
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Well, gay men have had the reputation for being exceptionally promiscuous, so don't discount them. *NM*
30/07/2010 09:33:45 AM
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She's right about one thing:
29/07/2010 09:37:38 PM
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That's true
30/07/2010 12:27:02 AM
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I think that's a lie designed to make men who do cheat in their minds feel better about it.
30/07/2010 12:41:48 AM
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Are you talking about gay and asexual men?
30/07/2010 12:44:44 AM
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I think we're not understanding each other here.
30/07/2010 12:47:09 AM
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Sorry darlin you just don't know what it's like to be a man
30/07/2010 01:21:48 AM
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apparently being a man includes condescending.
30/07/2010 01:28:20 AM
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You don't think we talk? I'm not just puffing gas here
30/07/2010 02:04:59 AM
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i'm just trying to say that totally discounting what she was saying was rude
30/07/2010 02:16:03 AM
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You don't think that a woman can have a completely honest conversation with a man?
30/07/2010 08:49:21 AM
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It's a stereotype based on pretty solid biological evidence, though.
30/07/2010 09:10:30 AM
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No offense, but that post is rather useless as long as you don't define "sexual thoughts".
30/07/2010 09:54:37 AM
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Regardless of what you and your friends do or say, it's not true of all men.
30/07/2010 05:51:49 PM
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"mentally monogamous" is one of the stupidest expressions I've ever heard. i can't even comment. *NM*
30/07/2010 04:56:15 PM
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Every man can't cheat every day, because not every man is in a relationship *NM*
31/07/2010 07:54:31 AM
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I love my husband.
29/07/2010 09:44:51 PM
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Be thankful you can't read his mind. Ignorance is bliss *NM*
29/07/2010 10:17:38 PM
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29/07/2010 10:33:08 PM
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You mean like one would appreciate fine art? Nothing sexual about that *NM*
29/07/2010 10:35:35 PM
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Heh.
29/07/2010 10:41:34 PM
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Would you honestly get upset at him for that?
30/07/2010 08:39:50 PM
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Hmm
29/07/2010 10:45:48 PM
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I totally know that i was just using it to start a conversation
29/07/2010 10:49:05 PM
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Biologically designed....
30/07/2010 03:54:00 AM
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Bastard...
03/08/2010 09:52:41 AM
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I feel confident in saying that all men think mentally at somepoint in a sexual way toward...
30/07/2010 07:06:57 AM
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one major porblem with this whole thing
30/07/2010 08:33:18 PM
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That's the exact point, she'll get skewed results due to the self selected nature of her study group
31/07/2010 08:02:54 AM
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"Don't let yourself go — there is nothing less valued than a commodity that no one else wants"
31/07/2010 09:52:29 AM
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having reread this article, theres's actually very little that i disagree with *NM*
31/07/2010 10:04:43 AM
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