For many people, the act of cheating is cut and dry — it is engaging in sexual contact of any kind with a person who is not your partner. But for others, being unfaithful can mean participating in any number of activities which your partner feels should be reserved exclusively for them.

Is messaging an ex considered cheating?

If you want to send messages just for a booty call, think twice. If it's sex you're after, the emotional bonds you've formed with an ex will only complicate things. If you're currently with someone else, you might strain your relationship by sending that text. No matter how you look at it, you're already cheating.

Is checking on your ex cheating?

The Final Verdict

Stalking your ex for fun cannot be termed as cheating. However, if every time you stalk your former partner, you wish that you hadn't broken up with them, then it's time to rethink your current relationship. ... Cheating is all about wrong intentions and the secrecy of it.