Thou Shall Not Cheat

This has a very different meaning in our society where the lines between virtual and reality are screwed. The article “Is a virtual affair real-world infidelity?” brought about an intriguing class debate about cyber sex. I agree with most of the class that this kinky virtual sex is weird. I personally can not understand how a person would consider this entertainment but this isn’t a debate about hobbies. The issue involves the reaction to cyber sex. If your spouse was engaging in cyber sex, how would that make you feel? First, I would think my significant other was very strange and I would probably have to reconsider the relationship. Regarding the issue of cheating, I would say yes. It is cheating if this cyber sex enthusiast is engaging in real intimate, sexual, personal, and emotional feelings with someone else. Engaging in any exchange of intimate and romantic feelings with someone other than your significant other is cheating. You are betraying the trust of your loved one. If anything, this type of engagement should show they cyber sex enthusiast that the person they are with is not fulfilling their needs thus they should terminate the relationship. I would normally agree that the virtual world is not a real place but if these interactions are actually producing real emotions then one must consider the effects of the virtual relationships in the real world. In conclusion, I do not consider the virtual world as reality. Those who do engage in the virtual in ways that induce intense emotions are, I hope, in a rare bred. When cyber sex is inducing romantic emotions it is cheating, plain and simple. An individual must decide whether this characteristic in a person is something they can tolerate.