I would stop to cheat.

Then just do it for recreational

the whole premise of cheating is that it's not permitted. my relationship agreement with my current partner allows for romantic and sexual relationships with others, so cheating is defined very differently from what most relationships would consider it.

also, cheating isn't smart in any way - if you care about your relationship, you ruin it beyond repair in most cases and if you don't care about your relationship, you're just making life harder for yourself

If it's permitted then is it cheating?

There's no honor among adulterers

Cheating requires too much time and energy. Not interested. As if.... I know... but seriously, I’m too lazy to invest that much effort into something like that. It’s not about being smart or honorable. It’s all about apathy.

sometimes cheating is OK, even in this reality when it isn't permitted. like, once I cheated on a test in my high school US history class where I had to recall all the names of the presidents, the years they were in office, and their political party. I had to look up the years Gerald Ford was in office bc I blanked on him, but memorized the rest. I think as long as you're not cheating yourself out of something actually meaningful then it's fine

Its not illegal or anything. But tbh if my guilt wouldn't get me the disappointment from my mum if she found out would be even worse. I don't want any of that.

Wait, isnt the very nature of cheating is that it's not permitted? If it were allowed it wouldn't be cheating! So if you're following established rules, then honor wouldn't be an issue right?

It totally depends on the context. For one thing, in many contexts, if it's permitted then it's not cheating. And in some other contexts cheating isn't dishonorable. Also, whether it's dishonorable or not, if cheating is permitted you know everyone's going to be cheating so the only way to be competitive would be to cheat..

I never ever tried to cheat when it was unbearable, but I never failed hard at being a cheating fraud, so I didn't became a regular fraud.

Honorable. I never cheated.