Whispers on the streets of Aberdeen have reported that there is some infidelity going on between a few Aberdonian couples. You may be shocked (hold on to your seats ladies and gents) to learn that I have an opinion on this – how very unlike me! You may be extremely relieved, or if you are a gossip-hunter, rather disappointed to know that no names will be released during my latest ‘Life Questioning Rant’.
Cheating within relationships is something that has gone on for centuries… it’s even got its own shout out in the Bible. Women used to be stoned, hung, drawn and quartered for stealing a flirtatious glance across a cave with another hairy hunk and Scarlet letters were all the rage in 19th century America. Whereas now you are more likely to take part in this hobby during an awkward one night stand or a rather disappointing snog on a sticky dance floor. Thankfully, the punishment isn’t quite so fatal nowadays!
In the modern day, through the great advance in technology there seems to be an increase in ‘cyber cheating’. Rather than publically snogging the face off somebody who isn’t your girlfriend/boyfriend, the more unfaithful of us can be super-duper sneaky by using messaging apps to flirt and a little bit more – nudge nudge, wink wink – with those other than their better half. But the real question is – is this cheating? I suppose it depends how you define cheating! In my opinion it is most definitely unfaithful. However, some feel that since you are not physically being with somebody else it’s hunky dory. This all depends on your moral compass I suppose.
‘Cyber cheating’ all began with the phenomenon of ‘sexting’. For those who lead a much more sheltered life than my own I will provide a definition; this is when you send rather cheeky and explicit messages to people. But throughout the years, sexting has achieved add-ons from apps making it very easy to send naughty photos back and forth as well as videos. But what do we ALL know about technological caboodles and interwebbing shizzle…? It’s always saved somewhere!! Bit of a dangerous method of cheating don’t’cha think…? Especially when you’re sending to someone who has a habit of screenshotting – let’s just hope they don’t have friends with prying eyes. With Snapchat rankings being a popular source for idle gossip around campus, if there is Snapchat cheating going on you won’t be doing it for much longer! I would be super careful if I was you ya sneaky toe rags! It is of course entirely your own decision if you think that -as I have affectionately named it – snapsex or sexagging isn’t a form of cheating! But maaaybe – just a thought here- have a little discussion with your other half about it before you decide to do it.
Although this does happen, there are still the old fashioned drunken night out cheats and their usual excuses of: ‘weeeeell I was very drunk, slipped and fell onto their lips- whhoopssiess! ‘Beer goggles’, and ‘well it’s rude to say no – manners do come first!’ For the majority of people they find this nonsense, as Beyoncé says, you should be drunk in love, not drunken slutting. The trust aspect of a relationship is so important in the drunken student world. If you don’t think that you can control yourself when you are drunk, you should calm it Janet with the Jagerbombs. People obviously make mistakes; nobody is perfect! But alcohol intoxication – in my melodramatic life – has led to many a regret!
At the end of the day, cheating has happened since the beginning of time, and I’m sure there have been successful affairs, but the majority have usually end quite badly. When somebody has invested feelings in you, they should be able to trust you. I’m just putting a sly elbow nudge out there to say: think of the consequences before you shimmy those shoulders and wiggle that toosh towards the opposite sex. After all, would you like it to happen to you?
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