The definition of "cheating" in a romantic relationship is not really about any particular limit of physical activity. It's more about doing something that denies your partner something they need or deserve by giving your attentions to someone else.
So having sex with someone else instead of with your partner is cheating.
Going out with someone after work and having a long, intimate conversation with them when your partner is at home wishing you were there to share a long intimate conversation is cheating.
But what you're taking away from your partner doesn't have to be the same thing you're giving the other party.
For example, having sex with someone else when your partner is physically incapable of having sex because she's just given birth, but still badly needs you to come home and watch the baby so she can have a shower and eat something is cheating.
Looking at porn while your partner is lying in bed wanting to be cuddled is cheating.
The thing you take away from your partner doesn't even have to be tangible or direct attention.
For example, having sex with someone else denies your partner the trust and security of monogamy.
Being seen "canoodling" (as the tabloids say) with someone else in public denies your partner the dignity of a respectful relationship that presents a strong united front to the world.
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And to take the opposite case, if your partner denies you something you desire, is that cheating?
It doesn't work does it.
Cheating is the betrayl of trust.
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