cheating that goes by any other name is still cheating.
non?
anyone who's indulgin in it will find just every excuse on the book to defend their behaviour. and flirting is a dangerous game to embark on also - what is one tryin to prove? to assure oneself that they are still attractive to the opposite sex?
i always find it suspicious when a married/attached bloke confide in me their frustrations, ups and downs, darkest secrets or even mere thought's. i mean, whatever is his missus/bird for? especially so when and if they quote the oft-used "..me wife doesn't quite understand me/share similar interests/anyotherimaginableexcuse" bollocks.
they chose the bird to spend their lives with in the first place. innit?
likewise, i can't tolerate the idea of my future partner treating his female workmate/mate/some bird as his closest confidante. i'd not hesitate to wallop show him the door.