| Sex is a natural construct. Formed by God, nature, whatever. Relationships are a human construct that humans have created (much like tools/weapons, etc) to make things work easier. Thus, we (as a culture, as a whole of a species, or as individuals) define what "relationship" is. We can get technical with wording to make ourselves feel more evolved, but we don't get to define what sex is, really. However, cheating is also a human construct, one that only exists in the context of "relationship", which we define. So it comes down to this: "Cheating", however you define it, is always wrong in a "relationship", however you define that. But that's just it; how do you define your relationships and what do BOTH of the people that have invented/created/defined this relationship, define as cheating? Only then can you know what's cheating, and thus what's morally acceptable. Since most people don't sit down and define that kind of stuff when they date somebody, I think, as said earlier, that a good rule of thumb is to ask, "How will these actions be interpreted, or how will the other person in this relationship feel if I do ________?" Does that make sense?
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Jazzy Jeff: "My love for you is like a river,
Like a summer breeze that makes my soul shiver,
One look from you is more precious than gold,
Let's grab some BBQ and go get busy!"
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