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I wouldn't necessarily say it's cheating but I don't think it's harmless either. I mean, strict friends of opposite sex kiss on the lips as greeting or whatever? I'd never do such a thing..
I sure in hell wouldn't like it if my man did that to another woman...friend or not. They shouldn't be that chummy. (If anyone's familiar w/ my posts on the matter, I never liked the idea of having opposite-gendered friends when in a relationship nor staying friends w/ exes, etc.)
I wouldn't call it cheating, but depending on the circumstances, it might get my guard up.
Like if this is a couple of people who have ALWAYS been like this, and otherwise, their behavior is always above board, I wouldn't think too much of it at all.
But if it was a behavior that just started...like some woman was starting to make a point of kissing my husband "just a quick peck" I would probably say something to one or both of them.
I feel the same way as this.
In addition.. I'm a loving and warm person, and if I kissed a guy on the lips who was a friend, it would mean that I'm attracted enough to him to do such a thing. If I had no physical attraction to him but he was fun to be around, I would never kiss him on the mouth. Just clarifying from a woman's perspective, and I'm pretty open minded overall. To explain further... if I didn't find the guy physically attractive at first, but we were friends because he made me laugh, I would only kiss him on the lips if I eventually became attracted to him because of his personality. And to complicate matters more if I did kiss a male friend on the mouth with no intention of it being more, I might actually start to feel something for him from just kissing. Idk.. it might depend on their age difference, like if she is a mom type to him and 15-20 years older, maybe its different.
I think it's gross and totally out of line. No male friend is allowed to do that to me, and if I saw a female do that to my man, she's getting popped upside her head.
I even think it's disgusting when parents do this to their children. The mouth is a sex organ in my book, keep your nasty germs to yourself.
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I don’t think it is necessarily cheating. But regardless of intent, it is a BAD look if you are in an exclusive relationship. Why do that? I have a lot of platonic female friends and there’s no way I’d kiss them if I was in a relationship with someone else. Why provide a bad look and an opportunity for drama?
My wife is from a different country where kissing is a way to greet someone of the same or opposite sex. She has NEVER kissed a man (or woman!) on the lips though.
I would absolutely consider this a form of cheating and would go from 0 to 10 really quick if my spouse was kissing another man on the lips, peck or not. Just like I'm confident she would not like it if she saw me kissing another woman on her lips.
Closed mouth peck? No, not cheating at all. I know many family members who kiss relatives on the mouth like this. No issue.
Now, anything with open lips is a different story....
Exactly. And it is also important to consider other cultures if the person is an immigrant or lives in a family of immigrants.
For example, as per Russian tradition, a quick peck on the lips is a sign of friendly affection in special circumstances that can be exchanged by friends of any gender. No open lips though...
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if I did kiss a male friend on the mouth with no intention of it being more, I might actually start to feel something for him from just kissing. Idk.. it might depend on their age difference, like if she is a mom type to him and 15-20 years older, maybe its different.
