
Originally Posted by
mcnt4g
Is this considered cheating?
From a purely technical or legal point of view, it may well be.
From a moral or personal point of view, I wouldn't call it cheating.
Unlike the Father though, I don't have a problem with a woman looking for no-strings attached sex, especially after coming out of a bad marriage. If I were single, I'd be all over those newly divorced, hot for action type of women... :)
Like the Father implies though, what you classify as simple "with benefits" behavior right now could easily become something much more complicated, and something that actually impedes your recovery from getting out of a bad marriage.
Many guys can do this, but many women cannot.
Whether
you can pull it off or not, is really determined by your core beliefs. Maybe you truly believe it is simple "physical release", but maybe deep down your afraid and are using sex as the control mechanism to keep from feeling alone.