It's a new week, new expectations, new challenges and renewed strength and favour from God. It has been a tiring weekend for me, coupled with the fact that i wasn't too well and my very good friend is also very ill. Aah well i am praying for all of you for good health and strength in the coming year.
Today I want to discuss cheating in relationships. I recall having a discussion with a friend on this same topic, she said when you chat with someone more on your phone than you would with your boo it is considered cheating. So now am getting confused, when does cheating start and what is it at all?
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ReplyDeleteCheating,I believe,in a simple sense means voilating the boundary which seperates lovers from their other relationships.When we are kids,boundaries in our lives are not too much of a big deal.But boundaries are crucial in our lives as we grow older in order to create and live meaningful and fulfilling lives.Our success in almost every area of our lives depend on the quality of the boundaries we set in our relationships.When we cheat,we break the boundaries we've set to govern our love lives with our partners.It does not have to be a visible act to be called cheating.Jesus said "he who looks on a woman and lusts after her in his HEART,has already commited adultry with her".Everything we do starts with a thought...cheating is no different.When you give time,space and attention which belongs to a lover to a friend instead...you don't need angels and demons to announce to you that...
ReplyDeleteCheating is characteristically employed to create an unfair advantage, usually in one's own interest, and at the expense of others. In relationships they are mostly forms of infidelity and emotional. Similarly, cheating could be by thinking of, touching and talking with someone you are attracted to, which may be equally damaging to one of the parties. However, these characteristics are inherent in man. Relationships have defined boundaries which evolve within. Thus, the violation of the mutually agreed upon boundaries including sexual activities or not may be considered as cheating. In other words, cheating constitutes doing anything, verbal or physical, against the will of the other party.
ReplyDeleteBut let us not forget that it's tempting to cheat because it makes difficult things seem easy, and to satisfy lusting desires. That's not to justify cheating though. Like staying faithful to your partner, may seem very difficult to do for many people in this day and age. LONG SUFFERING...?