"So, which specific behaviors represent cheating to most people today? Let's take a look at findings from The State of the US: National Study of Modern Love and Dating, a recent study conducted by the Kinsey Institute and DatingAdvice.com, which offers fresh insights into how people view infidelity. This study featured a demographically representative sample of 2,000 single American adults ranging in age from 18 to 91."
"What counts as cheating to you? For example, if your partner flirted with someone else, would you consider that to be a form of infidelity? What if they followed or interacted with someone attractive on social media? Or how about if they shared some of their deepest secrets with another person? Different people may answer these questions in very different ways because not everyone shares the same definition of cheating."
No single behavior achieved universal agreement as cheating. Eighty-four percent of respondents indicated that having sex with someone else counts as infidelity, and 70 percent said the same of kissing another person. Opinions were more divided regarding nonphysical actions such as flirting, forming emotional connections, social-media interactions, sharing secrets, or fantasizing about someone else. About one-third of adults consider sharing secrets or fantasizing about someone else to be a form of infidelity. Definitions of infidelity center on violations of commitments, agreements, or boundaries within romantic relationships, producing variability in judgments across different behaviors.
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