Cheating occurs when there is a substantive break in trust and loyalty; whereby the relationship, while not strictly confined to a monogamous relationship, can be applied to close friendships as well. Cheating encompasses acts of dishonesty, lack of integrity, unloyalty, and trust which generally results in the feeling of betrayal. If a breakup does occur, this begins the final process of a relationship and depending on the time separated and if in short duration/recent within a week or so from the breakup, sleeps with an ex or goes back to the casual lover, is then considered cheating.

Cheating can occur either or both as emotional or physical where if behaviours continue despite the other party's reasonable request for contact to stop occurring and the party recognises, agrees and reassures you that the other relationship has ended and says they will not contact them again and ends that relationship to recontact them within a month for whatever reason that is unreasonable is considered cheating/betrayal as well.
A relationship is a wholistic process where two people undergo at minimum two processes to three: fall in love (romantic or platonic), maintain the status quo of the relationship and then fall out of love to an amicable or less than the state.
While you might believe we were broken up, you slept with that person who mistreated you (and you complained about them constantly) and was cheating on our friendship and has shown no respect for the relationship that once was.
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Cheating is when your girlfriend or boyfriend secretly holds hands behind your back, is making out with someone who isn't you, or has sex with someone who isn't you. If they are touching another ones leg and willingly let's the other human touch their leg in a sexual way, they are cheating on you.
Hey, how are you doing bro? "Not good, I found out Natasha was cheating on me"

"Bradley is cheating on me and now I'm having a meltdown"
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Isaiah cheats so much. Cheating taking credit for someone else's work
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When a boy or girl makes love or is dating a side chick or side daddy behind your back
Elise has cheating on me with tag tag for thirteen years while we’ve been married for twenty seven year
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cheating is like cheating on your boyfriend or girlfriend or cheating on the race so never cheat anywhere
My boyfriend was cheating on me because i send the wrong emoji
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The act of being academically dishonest. With modern technology, it is very easy to do with little chance of getting caught. It is also very common and often results in higher grades. However, it results in severe disciplinary action if you are caught.
I got caught cheating on a test. I guess I'm in big trouble now.
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Person 1: "Did you hear Juan was cheating on his girl?"

Person 2: "That's impossible, he's Puerto Rican
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