Cheating ;)

[Comraddict]

Have you ever cheated? Can you be honest with yourself and think will you cheat if you are tempted?

Cheating as betraying significant other.

As you know, votes are anonymous

 

[Comraddict]

Eureka! we can use smilies in polls!

 

[stratego]

Cheat? in what?

On my girlfriend? NEVER

On a test? ALWAYS

 

[Superevie]

Nope, I've never cheated on someone. It's mean and I wouldn't want anyone to do it to me, so I wouldn't do it to them. Could lead to bad Karma. If I didn't like someone, I'd dump them first and then go on to what I wanted. I couldn't keep my stories straight.

 

[The Yankee]

I should probably try to find someone finally before I reject the notion of cheating....can't get to two if you don't have one.

 

[newfangle]

I don't consider cheating wrong. If the two people involved love each other, so be it. If they don't love each other, that's simply indicative of the character of the adulteror.

 

[stalin006]

i have..... but is such a loooong story, and noone here should give a care

 

[Hitro]

Originally posted by newfangle
I don't consider cheating wrong. If the two people involved love each other, so be it. If they don't love each other, that's simply indicative of the character of the adulteror.

So you don't consider pretending that nothing's wrong as wrong? I think that's wrong.

 

[SeleucusNicator]

One time I used the Cheat menu in Civ 2 to see where the last city of a civilization I had almost completely conquered was.

But immediately after that I opened an old saved game so it wouldn't be recorded on my Civ Score at the end of the game.

 

[Akka]

Never. Let me say again how disgustingl, repulsive and despicable cheating is.

 

[Richard III]

Never ever ever never.

For those who'd consider it, try being on the recieving (as in losing) side. Amongst other things, the washover of paranoia and mistrust that follows is certainly not pleasant - particularly since I've learnt that these reactions are more or less certain to happen, no matter how hard you try.

I don't consider ending a relationship to start another cheating. I do consider it cheating to shop for a relationship before ending the other.

R.III

 

[ArbitraryGuy]

I cheated once on my homework back in high school. I got caught, so never again. (Still got an A in the class, though! )

 

[puglover]

I don't believe I have.

 

[Riesstiu IV]

Never have cheated and never will.

 

[cgannon64]

In school? I don't cheat. I'll occaisonally let a friend get my answers though. Not all of them, but if he really needs to know a question for a quiz, I'll tell him.

EDIT: Blah. Misread poll. No, I never cheated on a girlfriend, and I never plan to. I have felt a little betrayed though, as in she tells me "you really meant alot to me" (blah blah blah) and then goes to someone strikingly similar to me a few weeks later. And even she admits she sees some of me in him.

Wait, what was I expecting in the 8th grade? I took it too seriously.

 

[Ohkrana]

Damn this heat and my fragile body!

Cheating in regards to a test and/or assignment - yes I have back in high school and frequently.

In senior high school exams (state assessed/HSC) and University exams. Not once did I cheat - the penalties are far to excessive to make the risk of cheating worth while.

On to more 'interesting' cheating.

When it comes to a partner - yes I damn well have cheated on some.

It was in retaliation to what the partner had done to me at the time and lied or ommited to at least tell the truth of what they'd had done. It was sweet revenge to not only to do to them what they had done to me - but to be totally honest about it and not hide it at all.

It's not the cheating part that stings - more the false representation. Whats the point of impressing on your partner - that they want a commited relationship and they specify that fidelity is a big part of the deal. Only to have them some 2 months later see their ex behind my back (and there was no doubt of what was going on). Then to keep it from me and not be honest (I'm not the only person to have been placed in this situation, nor is it restricted to one gender). Both genders are just as bad as one another in the relationship stakes on the whole.

All you can do is be honest about what your expectations are. To some fidelity is important - to others it's not.

The least your partner can do is be honest about what they expect from you and receive honesty in return - so at least you can go in eyes open as it were.

But if you want to play the field - then 'two' can play that game.

 

[Archer 007]

Originally posted by Richard III
Never ever ever never.

For those who'd consider it, try being on the recieving (as in losing) side. Amongst other things, the washover of paranoia and mistrust that follows is certainly not pleasant - particularly since I've learnt that these reactions are more or less certain to happen, no matter how hard you try.

I don't consider ending a relationship to start another cheating. I do consider it cheating to shop for a relationship before ending the other.

R.III

Yeah, i've been on both sides of the coin before
The time I was cheated on, I felt the girl.
The time I cheated, I started feeling really bad, broke things quickly, then threw myself on my girlfriend's mercy. Thankfully, I was successful and we are still together to this day and actully considering taking the plunge before too much longer.

 

[Skullbones]

I've never cheated on anyone. I don't think I ever could, it's not very nice.

 

[floppa21]

Matrix, you're a hopeless romantic. I don't condone it but I wish you the best with it.

Superevie, once it happens to you, see how you feel then. It's well and good to have your beliefs and morals in order but not everyone else does and it will grate on you.

Richard, revenge is a dish best served cold. Even if it means on the next one.

Archer, why do something so drastic? Unless you have no problems with divorce, why?

Maybe defeatist in the 'if you can't beat em, join em' thought but hell... Why strive for the impossible? Do the best you can. If that includes setting yourself for crap from people you trust, you'll learn eventually.

 

[Archer 007]

Originally posted by floppa21

Archer, why do something so drastic? Unless you have no problems with divorce, why?

I really dont get your question. The reason I did that though is that I realized that what I was doing was wrong and just in case marriage ever came up, that I had been totally honest with her.