Is A Kiss Cheating? Woman Considers Leaving Boyfriend After He Kissed Someone Else

When it comes to monogamous relationships, there's really only one rule. You stick to the person you're with.

This Redditor was thrown for a loop when her boyfriend kissed someone else at a party and wonders if it's a big enough crime to be considered cheating.

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She says the incident occurred when her boyfriend was at a party and under the influence of alcohol. He said that he immediately stopped and left.

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OP was heartbroken and considered ending the relationship. She has already moved out.

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She said that the person he kissed was a mutual acquaintance.

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Her boyfriend has since been reaching out asking her to return home but OP wanted to think on things further.

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She wondered if something like a kiss was a big enough reason to break up a 5-year relationship.

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Tragically, an engagement was already in the works and her friends tried to convince her to forgive him.

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In comments, she clarified that while the other person initiated, her boyfriend kissed her back and was ashamed that he did not stop it.

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Before OP had replied, commenters wondered if the boyfriend was in the wrong, saying that intent was the most important thing.

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Another said that when it comes to cheaters there's more than they admit to under the surface.

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One asked whether she would be ready to forgive him. Their trust had clearly been shattered and regardless of whether or not the kiss was considered cheating, OP's feelings on the matter were all that mattered.

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Others said drinking was never an excuse for his behavior.

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Some even encouraged OP to give her boyfriend another chance.

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Another commenter said that in other situations, such as drunk driving, there is no leeway given for being under the influence but rather the opposite.

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