I'm confused:
(from
http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showthread.php?t=92459)
CandleInTheDark:
I never read any indication that you were in an exclusive relationship with the woman whom you "cheated" on. As such it wouldn't be any of her business.
Seeker and Coppertop then echo the sentiments.
Ruggerp11:
If you're in an exclusive relationship with this girl then you need to tell her because if you don't have honesty in a relationship then you don't have anything.
The key thing here is specifying "exclusive relationship".
Now, in London, England at least when two people are in a relationship it is assumed to be exclusive, unless specified otherwise. I remember watching Jerry Springer (seriously, it's hilarious) and some guy saying "of course I was having sex with other women, she never said I couldn't!" (Yeah, but you probably said "forsaking all others" in your wedding vows...)
Anyway, is the standard in North America that a relationship isn't exclusive until someone specifies it is? Surely this just creates a culture of fuck buddies? (Assuming of course that people don't cheat on people they have romantic involvment with, again this may just be a British thing.)
Reading these few sentences has thrown me somewhat, it's a clear indicator of the same words, but a different language. I'd love to hear the input on this subject from people around the world though.
Thanks
Martin