Just want to get your thoughts on this. Would it really be considered cheating if you're in a relationship and you have dinner with a friend or colleague of an opposite sex? My theory is that as long as your intention is nothing more than just a dinner and get to know the person better, then it should be ok. Love to hear your thoughts on this.
As yourself how you would see it if your significant other did the same thing and let your reaction be your guide. Not to say all people will have the same reaction/view, but if it's not okay for your significant other to do it in your opinion, why should it be for you?
In my opinion it is more about your knowing of the situation. Say you know the other person is interested in you and you are just going because you are fishing for compliments or you like the attention. That would be a little bit of a cheating situation but not in the same sense as sleeping with someone or etc. Just like kissing is not the same sense as sleeping with someone but both is cheating. Now if you have no knowledge of them liking you and you do not like them in that type of manner then it would be like having a dinner with the friend. Lol I think I have confused myself a little bit so I will just say your answer is in the eye of the person viewing it
It depends with whom you are going on dinner. And current situation in your relationship. You know everything begins with will to get to know a person better
No, it's not. But this is the typical, useless drama that's based on nothing that you get from women. Either turn into bear or start using escorts. I'll leave it up to you to guess which course of action I've taken, but either way it's a working one.
I think it could not be considered cheating if you are really just friends, not romantically involved.
Cheating or not, it really depends on how you AND your significant other defines "cheating". You may not be on the same page. Just try to let your significant know what you will do, and see how he/she reacts. If you see a grim and still you do it, you are considered cheating then.
Irrespective of whether you consider it cheating or not, the most important thing is how you make your partner feel. If you don't ask yourself this question or can't be interested to ask it then you don't deserve the relationship you're in.