8 Behaviours that count as cheating in a relationship and should never be tolerated.

Cheating is probably the worst betrayal that you can face in a relationship. Cheating has always traditionally been viewed as engaging in physically inappropriate behaviours whilst in a relationship- sexual acts and inappropriate touch such as passionate kissing. However, many people debate which acts and behaviours outside of physical sexual acts and touch count as cheating. Some people believe that if it’s not physical, it doesn’t count.

Cheating should not be treated as a scale of inappropriate behaviour. If you are giving people outside of your relationship inappropriate attention that crosses boundaries and should be reserved for your partner, it’s cheating.

Denying the seriousness and wrongness of the behaviour is a gaslighting technique used to make the cheating behaviour seem acceptable whilst accusing the victim of being irrational and overreacting. The gaslighter will say, “but I didn’t sleep with her or do anything” to get off the hook. You see, cheating is not just a physical act. It’s any act that conveys bad intent and almost always hurts the partner. It’s also a slippery slope to further inappropriate behaviour.

I’m hooked on this YouTube show called UDY that tests loyalty in relationships. A person will go on the show with concerns…